Note: Tiramisu is a very energetic Italian cake. (It is said to have been invented to restore the forces of 2 lovers after a particularly intense affair. I don't know if it is true, but that's what the name means). I use the cake's creame to make an innovative fruit salad.

Prepare a mixed fruit salad with your favorite fruit (I use cherries, strawberries, 1-2 apples, 1-2 pears, 1-2 bananas, 3-4 peaches, 2-3 apricots. Add 2 spoons of sugar, the juice of 1 orange and 2 lemons. Leave it in the fridge for a couple of hours before serving. (Do not leave it too long, or it may taste funny).

For the cream (serves 4-6)

INGREDIENTS

• 3 eggs
• 6-8 spoons of sugar
• mascarpone cheese, cointreau (or grand marnier or other liqueur)

Put in a large bowl the yolks and whip them with the sugar until they're almost white. Add the mascarpone and a few drops of liqueur. In another bowl whip the whites to a froth and add them to the cream, blending with care and as little as possible. Put the cream in the fridge and add to the salad at the last possible moment.

If you want to make a tiramisu cake, prepare the same cream, dip a packet of savoiardi biscuits in some espresso (dip lightly or it will get soggy) and alternate layers of biscuits with layers of cream in a square bowl. Top with powder cocoa and put in the fridge for at least 2 hours before serving.