Tiramisu Italiano

By tlhoover

Ingredients

• 7 egg yolks
• ½ cup sugar
• 1/3 cup sweet marsala, plus 2 tbsp
• 8 oz mascarpone cheese, softened to room temperature
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup brewed espresso coffee
• 1 oz dark chocolate
• ¼ cup rum
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 48 lady fingers
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Preparation

Step 1

• Cream together egg yolks and sugar in a double boiler
• Add 1/3 cup of the marsala and continue to whisk until mixture is thick and doubled in volume
• Remove from heat and stir in mascarpone until completely blended
• In a chilled bowl, whip the heavy cream to soft peaks
• Fold whipped cream into the mascarpone mixture, to lighten
• In a small saucepan, combine espresso, chocolate, rum, vanilla and remaining 2 tbsp marsala
• Heat gently, and stir to dissolve the chocolate
• Then, chill the mixture to cool it down, about 15 min
• Quickly dip each ladyfinger in the chilled coffee mixture and arrange in a single layer on a 9 by 13 inch glass plan
• Do not soak the cookies or they will become to moist
• Spread ½ the mascarpone cream evenly with a spatula on top of the dipped ladyfingers
• Repeat with a second layer of dipped ladyfingers and remaining mascarpone cream
• Sprinkle top with cocoa powder
• Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving