European Recipe # Tiramisu

Tiramisu is a classic Italian dessert. Ladyfinger cookies are dipped in coffee, then layered with mascarpone (a rich Italian cream cheese) and dusted with cocoa powder. It might become your new favorite dessert!

Ingredients

• 6 egg yolks
• 1 cup white sugar, divided
• 1 pound mascarpone cheese
• 6 egg whites, stiffly beaten
• ¼ cup heavy cream
• 3 tablespoons kirschwasser
• 1 ¼ cups strong brewed coffee, cold
• 25 ladyfingers
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

Cooking Directions

1. In a medium bowl beat together the egg yolks and 1/3 cup of sugar. Using a wooden spoon stir in mascarpone cheese, beaten egg whites, cream and kirschwasser; stir until smooth. Set aside.
2. Dissolve remaining 2/3 cup sugar in coffee. Quickly, to avoid complete saturation, dip ends of ladyfingers in coffee mixture. Place ladyfingers in a single layer in a 9 x 13 inch glass baking dish. Spread a layer of cheese mixture over the ladyfingers; repeat layers, ending with cheese mixture.
3. Cover and refrigerate for several hours. Sprinkle with cocoa just before serving.

Nutrition Facts

• calories748
• carbohydrateContent62.3 g
• cholesterolContent414.3 mg
• fatContent47.5 g
• fiberContent0.8 g
• proteinContent17 g
• saturatedFatContent24.4 g
• sodiumContent176.3 mg
• sugarContent33.7 g