Tiramisu

By zircon50

Ingredients

• 1 pound cream cheese, softened (2 ~ 8 ounce packages)
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 Tbsp vanilla
• 1/4 cup brandy
• 2 Tbsp instant coffee
• 1/2 cup room temperature water
• 1 1/2 cups Kahlua
• 1 quart heavy whipping cream (4 cups)
• 14 ounce package of ladyfingers, bakery fresh or store-bought
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder

Details

Servings 15

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

1. Lightly spray 10 X 15 inch glass Pyrex baking dish with vegetable spray.

2. Count the ladyfingers and divide in half.

3. Spoon cocoa powder into a sugar shaker, or when ready, use a small strainer or sieve.

4. Using beater attachment of a high-speed mixer, beat softened cream cheese and sugar on medium to high speed until smooth and creamy. Add milk, vanilla and brandy. Beat again until fluffy. Transfer to large mixing bowl and set aside.

5. In a small bowl, dissolve instant coffee in room temperature water. Add Kahlua, stir and set aside.

6. Whip heavy whipping cream on high speed until stiff. Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture with spatula and blend well.

7. Set up your workspace like an assembly line. Ladyfingers, Kahlua & coffee, 10 X 15 inch pan, cream cheese mixture and cocoa.

8. One at a time, quickly dip only the bottoms of the ladyfingers into Kahlua. Place the soaked side down and line the entire bottom of the pan with ladyfingers. The ladyfingers soak up the Kahlua very quickly, so be careful not to dip them too long. Just the bottom half should be dipped in Kahlua.

9. Spread half the cream cheese over the ladyfingers using an off-set spatula or plastic spatula.

10. Sprinkle or dust with 1/4 cup cocoa.

11. Repeat with the rest of the ladyfingers in Kahlua and place on top of the cream.

12. Spread the remaining cream cheese mix evenly on top.

13. Sprinkle remaining cocoa over the tiramisu.

14. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and chill for 6 hours or overnight. You may need to use a few toothpicks to keep the plastic from sticking to the tiramisu.

15. Use a sharp, thin knife to cut into pieces.

16. Refrigerate any leftovers.