Tiramisu Recipe

Ingredients:

• lady fingers (approx 20)
• 3 eggs
• 2 1/4 cup mascarpone cheese
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup grated bittersweet chocolate
• 2 tbsp. brandy or vanilla extract
• 3 tbsp. brown sugar
• 1 tbsp. cocoa powder
• 3 tbsp. instant espresso powder **
• 2 cups boiling water ** (or make 2 cups strong coffee)

Whisk eggs and sugar in a metal bowl over double boiler. Continue to beat eggs until double in size then remove the bowl from the double bowler.

Add liquor to bowl and use a blender. Blend until cool. Beat in mascarpone. Fold in chocolate chips. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

Combine water, brown sugar, espresso powder and cocoa powder in a bowl. Stir until dissolved.

One at a time, dip lady fingers into espresso mixture and lay them in the bottom of a cooking dish. Cover lady fingers with 1/3 of the mascarpone mixture. Repeat this process 2 more times with the lady fingers and the mascarpone, making sure to end with a layer of cheese.

Cover and refrigerate for several hours. To serve, sprinkle with grated chocolate and cut into squares.