Tiramisu
1 cup whipping (heavy) cream
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese at room temperature
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons light rum
OR
1/2 teaspoon rum extract
1 (3 ounce) package ladyfingers (12 ladyfingers)
1/2 cup cold prepared espresso or strong coffee
2 teaspoons baking cocoa
Maraschino cherries with stems for garnish — if desired
Pour the whipping cream into a medium bowl, and place in the refrigerator
to chill. The cream will whip better in a cold bowl.
Beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar in another medium bowl with the
electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in the rum on low speed,
and set aside.
Beat the whipping cream on high speed until stiff peaks form. Gently spoon
the whipped cream onto the cream cheese mixture. To fold together, use a
rubber spatula to cut down vertically through the mixtures, then slide the
spatula across the bottom of the bowl and up the side, turning the
mixtures over. Rotate the bowl one-fourth turn, and repeat this
down-across-up motion. Continue mixing in this way just until ingredients
are blended.
Split each ladyfinger horizontally in half. Arrange half of them, cut
sides up, over the bottom of the ungreased pan. Drizzle 1/4 cup of the
cold espresso over the ladyfingers. Spread half of the cream cheese
mixture over ladyfingers.
Arrange the remaining ladyfingers, cut sides up, over the cream cheese
mixture. Drizzle with the remaining 1/4 cup cold espresso, and spread with
the remaining cream cheese mixture.
Sprinkle the cocoa over the top of the dessert. If you have a small
strainer, place the cocoa in the strainer and shake it over the dessert.
Otherwise, shake the cocoa from a spoon. Cover and refrigerate about 4
hours or until the filling is firm. Garnish each serving with a cherry.
Refrigerate:
“4:00″
Per serving: 250 Calories (kcal); 20g Total Fat; (71% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 14g Carbohydrate; 98mg Cholesterol; 99mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 4 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates
NOTES : Essential Equipment: electric mixer or hand beater; 8-inch square
pan or 9-inch round pan
Lighter Tiramisu: For 8 grams of fat and 165 calories per serving,
use reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel) instead of regular cream
cheese. Use 2 cups frozen (thawed) reduced-fat whipped topping for
the whipping cream.
Tips
Ladyfingers are small, oval-shaped cakes usually found in the
bakery department or freezer section of the supermarket.
Tiramisu may be frozen; be sure to cover tightly. Allow to thaw
several hours in the refrigerator before serving.
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