Tiramisu - Giada De Laurentiis

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 6 egg yolks
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 lb mascarpone cheese
• 1 1/2 cups espresso, cooled
• 2 teaspoons dark rum
• 24 ladyfingers
• 1/2 cup chocolate shavings, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl beat egg yolks and sugar until thick, about 5 minutes.
• 2 add mascarpone cheese and beat until smooth.
• 3 add 1 tablespoon of espresso and mix until thoroughly combined.
• 4 in a small shallow dish, add remaining espresso and rum.
• 5 dip each ladyfinger into espresso for only 5 seconds. letting the ladyfingers soak too long will cause them to fall apart.
• 6 place the soaked ladyfinger on the bottom of a 13 by 9 inch baking dish, breaking them in half if necessary in order to fit the bottom.
• 7 spread evenly 1/2 of the mascarpone mixture over the ladyfingers.
• 8 arrange another layer of soaked ladyfingers and top with remaining mascarpone mixture.
• 9 cover tiramisu with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, up to 8 hours.
• 10 before serving, sprinkle with chocolate shavings.