By Carroll Pellegrinelli
White Russian Tiramisu is made with coffee-flavored liqueur and coffee.
Prep Time: 2 hours, 00 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup ground coffee
- 1-3/4 cups cold water
- 1/4 cup Kahlua (coffee-flavored liqueur), divided
- 1/2 cup (3-1/2 ounces) mascarpone cheese
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 24 ladyfingers (2- 3ounce packages)
- 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder, divided
Preparation:
Place ground coffee in coffee filter. Add cold water to coffee maker, and brew to make 1-1/2 cups. Combine brewed coffee and 2 tablespoons liqueur in a shallow dish; allow to cool.Combine cheeses in a large bowl. Beat at high speed of a mixer until smooth. Add sugars and remaining liqueur, and beat until well-blended.
Split ladyfingers in half lengthwise. Quickly dip 24 ladyfinger halves, flat sides down, into coffee mixture; place, dipped sides down, in the bottom of an 8-inch-square baking dish, slightly overlapping ladyfinger halves. Spread half the cheese mixture over ladyfingers; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon cocoa. Repeat procedure with remaining ladyfinger halves, coffee mixture, cheese mixture and cocoa.
Place 1 toothpick in each corner and 1 in the center of tiramisu (to prevent plastic wrap from sticking to cheese mixture cover with plastic wrap. Chill 2 hours. Be sure to remove toothpicks before serving.Source
http://baking.about.com/od/tiramisu/r/whiterussian.htm
