Tiramisu!

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I love dessert. Pretty much all kinds. Tiramisu is a delectable Italian dessert, generally made with Lady fingers, and filled with Mascarpone egg custard, coffee and rum. I made a few changes to a terrific recipe I found on Allrecipes.com. Find the original recipe here. I don't drink (and I have a 3 year old), so I omitted the rum. I also couldn't find Lady Fingers, so I found a super easy pound cake recipe, and used that instead. It is a very rich dessert, perfect following a lighter Italian meal. I know you are excited to find out how to make this delectable dessert, so I will get to it!

Tiramisu!

Ingredients:

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

1/2 - 3/4 cup strong brewed coffee, room temperature

2-4 tablespoons rum (I omitted this)

1 pan of Cake Mix Pound Cake (recipe below)

1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

Directions:

In a medium saucepan, whisk together egg yolks and sugar until well blended. Whisk in milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Boil gently for 1 minute, remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. Cover tightly and chill in refrigerator 1 hour.

In a medium bowl, beat cream with vanilla until stiff peaks form. Whisk mascarpone into yolk mixture until smooth.In a small bowl, combine coffee and rum (if using).

Slice cooled cake in half lengthwise, and then slice into 1/2 inch thick pieces (about 1/2 inch x 1 inch x 4 inches in size) and drizzle with coffee. Arrange half of soaked cake pieces in bottom of a 9x13 inch dish. Spread half of mascarpone mixture over soaked cake, then half of whipped cream over that. Repeat layers and sprinkle with cocoa. Cover and refrigerate 4 to 6 hours, until set.

Cake Mix Pound Cake (original recipe here)

Ingredients:

1 package (18 ounces) white or yellow cake mix

1 package (4-serving size) vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix

4 eggs

1 cup water

1/3 cup vegetable oil

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray one 13 x 9 pan with vegetable spray.
In large bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water and oil; beat at medium speed with electric mixer for 2 minutes. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake 30-35 minutes for round pans; 35-40 minutes sheet pan. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling grid and cool completely.