Description
A delicious Italian dessert combining coffee-soaked ladyfingers with creamy mascarpone.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 egg yolks
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pound mascarpone cheese
- 1/4 cup strong brewed coffee
- 2 tablespoons coffee liqueur
- 24 ladyfinger cookies
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
Instructions
- Beat egg yolks and sugar until thick.
- Heat milk in a saucepan and slowly pour into egg mixture.
- Return mixture to saucepan and cook until thickened.
- Let cool then stir in mascarpone.
- Whip cream and vanilla until soft peaks form.
- Fold whipped cream into mascarpone mixture.
- Mix coffee and liqueur in a shallow dish.
- Dip ladyfingers briefly in coffee mixture.
- Arrange soaked ladyfingers in a single layer.
- Spread half the mascarpone mixture over ladyfingers.
- Repeat layers ending with mascarpone.
- Dust top with cocoa powder.
- Refrigerate for at least 6 hours before serving.
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients.
- Do not oversoak ladyfingers.
- Chill thoroughly before serving.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-bake
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 210mg
Keywords: tiramisu cake Italian dessert mascarpone coffee dessert