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- Internet Site; BPE copyright
- Ingredients
- 6 oz (168 grm) Mascarpone cheese
- 3 tbsp (45 ml) Cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) Icing or Confectioners sugar
- 5 tbsp (70 ml) Kahlua, any coffee-flavored
- liqueur, or very strong coffee
- 1 tsp (5 ml) Pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) Whipping cream
- 12 Lady fingers
- Preparation
- Beat the cheese, cocoa powder, icing sugar, 3 tbsp (45 ml) of the Kahlua, 1/2 tsp (2 ml) of the vanilla extract in a large bowl with a wire whisk until well blended.
- In another bowl, whip the whipping ream until soft peaks form.
- Fold the whipped cream into the cheese mixture.
- Combine the remaining Kahlua and vanilla in a small bowl.
- Cut the lady fingers in half lenghwise.
- Using either a 1-quart glass dessert bowl or 6 individual glass bowls, place one layer of lady fingers on the bottom.
- Brush with some of the Kahlua/vanilla mixture.
- 1/3 Spoon of the cheese mixture on top of the lady finger layer.
- Repeat two more times until there are three layers of both lady fingers and cheese mixture.
- If there are lady fingers left, use them to decorate the top of the dessert, drizzling any leftover Kahlua/vanilla mixture over the fingers.
- Dust the top lightly with cocoa powder and serve with sweetened whipped cream if desired.
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