Chocolate Tiramisu
Ingredients
¾ cup
boiling water
1 tbsp.
instant espresso powder
2 tbsp.
coffee liqueur (such as Kahlúa brand)
½ cup plus 2 tbsp.
superfine sugar, divided
16 oz.
mascarpone cheese
2 cups
heavy cream
¼ cup
unsweetened cocoa powder
½ tsp.
Kowalski's Organic Madagascar Vanilla Extract
6 oz.
soft ladyfingers
2 oz.
semisweet dark chocolate baking bar (such as Scharffen Berger brand), shaved, divided
½ cup
sliced toasted almonds, divided
Directions
- In a 2-cup glass measuring cup, combine boiling water with espresso powder, liqueur and 2 tbsp. sugar; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat remaining sugar and next 4 ingredients (through vanilla) with an electric mixer on low speed until thoroughly combined; continue beating on medium speed just until soft peaks form.
- Arrange ½ of the ladyfingers in a 7x11" glass baking dish; brush ½ of the espresso mixture over ladyfingers.
- Spread ½ of the mascarpone mixture over ladyfingers; sprinkle with ½ of the shaved chocolate and ½ of the nuts.
- Repeat layers with remaining ingredients.
- Refrigerate, covered, for several hrs. or overnight.
