Cocoa Powder
Cocoa powder supplies the unsweetened finishing layer in the tiramisu recipe recorded by the Accademia Italiana della Cucina.
- Italian name
- Cacao in polvere
- Tiramisu choice
- Unsweetened cocoa
At the table
In the Accademia’s tiramisu recipe, unsweetened cocoa finishes layers of coffee-soaked savoiardi and mascarpone cream. Choose cocoa to suit the recipe’s sugar balance.
Cook with it
Amaro or zuccherato?
Italian producer Perugina distinguishes unsweetened and sweetened cocoa products. When a recipe asks for cacao amaro, choose the unsweetened product rather than assuming the two are interchangeable.
