Description

You don't have to be Italian or go to Italy to enjoy the best Tiramisu. You can't go wrong with this recipe...it gives you layers of cream, cake and coffee!

Ingredients

• Tiramisu cream:
• 2 cu. mascarpone
• 1/2 cu. sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 2 tbl. heavy cream
• 2 tbl. dark rum
• Salt, to taste
• Assembly:
• 1 pkg. ladyfingers
• 3 cu. espresso, freshly brewed and cooled
• Natural, unsweetened cocoa powder (high quality)

Steps

1. The cream:
2. Using a stand mixer, add the mascarpone, sugar, egg yolks, cream, rum and salt to the bowl. With the whipping attachment, combine the ingredients on low speed. Gradually increase the speed as the mixture becomes stable. Whip until you're left with a fluffy cream, but be careful not to overwhip — the mascarpone will curdle and separate if agitated heavily.
3. To assemble: