Tiramisu

Name: Tiramisu
Ingredients: 1 (10 to 12-inch diameter) sponge cake (about 3 inches tall); 3 fluid oz. strong black coffee or prepared instant Espresso; 3 fluid oz. brandy or rum or your favorite liqueur; 1 1/2 lb. cream cheese or mascarpone, room temperature (available at some Italian specialty food stores and some gourmet food stores); 1 1/2 c. superfine or powdered sugar; cocoa powder (unsweetened)

6 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 (10 to 12-inch diameter) sponge cake (about 3 inches tall)
3 fluid oz. strong black coffee or prepared instant Espresso
3 fluid oz. brandy or rum or your favorite liqueur
1 1/2 lb. cream cheese or mascarpone, room temperature (available at some Italian specialty food stores and some gourmet food stores)
1 1/2 c. superfine or powdered sugar
cocoa powder (unsweetened)

Directions

1

Cut across the middle of the sponge cake to form 2 discs about 1 to 1 1/2 inches thick each.
2

Blend the coffee and liqueur together.
3

Sprinkle the bottom half of the cake with the coffee liqueur blend, enough to flavor it strongly, but don't saturate the cake so much that it will collapse.