Savannah "Tiramisu"

By MnM_Ventures

Ingredients

• •2 dozen macaroons, crumbled
• •1/2 cup bourbon or rum
• •1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter
• •1 cup sugar
• •6 eggs, separated*
• •2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
• •1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• •1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 dozen double ladyfingers, separated in 1/2
• 3 cup heavy cream, whipped with 3 tablespoons sugar until stiff
• *RAW EGG WARNING
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Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 33mins

Preparation

Step 1

Soak crumbled macaroons in bourbon or rum. With an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy. Beat in 6 lightly beaten egg yolks. Add the melted chocolate, vanilla, nuts, and soaked macaroons. In a separate clean mixing bowl, beat the 6 egg whites until stiff and then fold into chocolate mixture.


Grease a springform pan and then line it with separated ladyfingers. Alternate layers of the chocolate mixture with the remaining ladyfingers. Chill overnight. Remove from pan and decorate with whipped cream