Dad’s Tiramisu
Servings
12
people
Servings
12
people
Ingredients
6
egg yolks
1 1/4
c
sugar
3
c
shots espresso
or 1/3 c strong coffee
16
oz
cream cheese
1/3
c
sour cream
2
c
heavy whipping cream
24 – 30
lady fingers
1/3 – 1/2
c
coffee liqueur
Semi sweet chocolate for shavings
Instructions
Combine cream cheese with 1/2 cup whipping cream and sour cream
Mix well and set aside
Combine egg yolks and sugar in top of double boiler over boiling water
Reduce heat to low and cook about 10 minutes, stirring constantly
Remove from heat and whip yolk and sugar mixture until thick and lemon colored
Add espresso/strong coffee to the yolk and sugar mixture and mix in well
Add yolk mixture to the cream cheese mixture
Beat until combined
In a separate bowl, pour remaining 1 1/2 cups of whipping cream
With electric mixer, whip cream until stiff peaks formed
Gently fold whipped cream into yolk mixture and set aside
Pour liqueur into small bowl
Quickly dunk each lady finger in the liqueur and line the bottom of glass square pan or a 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 pan
Spoon half the filling over cookies
Repeat with another layer of lady fingers
Put the remaining filling on top
Garnish with chocolate curls if desired
Refrigerate overnight for best taste
This freezes well if wrapped with plastic wrap and then tin foil