A light and fluffy dessert for any occasion.
Ingredients
2 cups prepared espresso, chilled
6 egg yolks
6 egg whites
2 TBSP. vanilla extract
2 TBSP. Grand Marnier
16 oz mascarpone cheese
2 packages lady fingers
2 Tbsp cocoa powder
Chocolate shavings
3 Tbsp sugar
Directions
- Whip egg whites until stiff peaks form, set aside.
- Beat egg yolks with sugar and vanilla until mixture becomes creamy and doubles in volume. Add mascarpone cheese to egg yolk mixture and mix well for five minutes.
- Fold in egg whites to the cheese mixture and set in refrigerator to cool.
- To build the tiramisu, one at a time soak each lady finger in the espresso quickly, no more than 3 seconds or the cookie will fall apart. Line the bottom of a deep dish pan with espresso soaked lady fingers then place a layer of the mascarpone cheese mixture, followed by a layer of espresso soaked ladyfingers, then a final layer of the mascarpone mixture.
- Cover with plastic wrap and allow to set overnight. Garnish with cocoa powder and chocolate shavings.
