Dessert Favorite [Tiramisu]

I love eating desserts and so does my husband... what a treat, huh?

One of our all time favorite is Tiramisu.

It's a simple dessert to make but oh so fattening especially if you end up eating the entire pan.  I found this recipe from Giada de Laurentiis through the food network.

Ingredients:

6 eggyolks

3 Tbsp sugar

1 lb mascarpone cheese

1 1/2 c strong espresso coffee

2 teaspoons dark rum

24 packaged ladyfingers
1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate shavings, for garnish
cocoa powder, for garnish

Directions:

With an electric mixer, beat the 6 eggyolks and sugar until creamy, thik and pale.  Giada recommends beating for about 5 minutes. Add the mascarpone cheese and beat until smooth.  Add 1 tablespoon of espresso and mix until thoroughly combined.

In a deep pan, dip each ladyfinger into espresso-rum mixture for only 5 seconds (soaking too long will cause them to fall apart). 

Place a little eggyolk-mascarpone mixture on the bottom of the pan.  

Arrange the soaked ladyfinger on the bottom of the pan -  I used 2 small rectangular pans, consuming about 16 ladyfingers in each pan.

Spread 1/2 of the mascarpone mixture evenly over the ladyfingers. Add another layer of soaked ladyfingers and top with remaining mascarpone mixture. Sprinkle with cocoa powder and/or shaved chocolate.

Hubby is uber excited to share this with me.  It's my last 3 days before my 2 month vacation outside the US. 

Until next time.... happy baking!