Stella's Tiramisu

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 (500 g) container mascarpone cheese (galbani brand)
• 1 (8 ounce) can heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 (24 ounce) packages ladyfingers
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 ounces coffee liqueur (i prefer tia maria)
• 2 ounces instant coffee
• 2 cups milk

Recipe

• 1 in an electric mixer beat the egg yolks with the sugar, until foamy. add the vanilla and cheese and mix well. add the whipping cream and whip until the mixture resembles a custard. add the tia maria one cap full at a time and mix, taste and add more if needed .
• 2 set aside.
• 3 heat the milk in the microwave until warm.
• 4 dissolve the coffee ( it's up to you how strong you want it) add a little bit of the tia maria (1/2 a cap full or more to taste).
• 5 in a shallow bowl pour the coffee. working quickly dip the lady fingers into the coffee mixture and place it into a dish which you will serve the tiramisue. line the bottom with ladyfingers to form a layer. spread 1/2 of the cream mixture over the top to form a custard layer.
• 6 repeating the ladyfingers layer. etc. until the dish is full. put a big custard layer over the top and refrigerate the cake at least 48 hours or 2 days. before serving sprinkle shaved chocolate or powdered chocolate all over.