Family's Favorite Tiramisu

* Exported from MasterCook *

FAMILY'S FAVORITE TIRAMISU

Recipe By : THE DESSERT SHOW SHOW #DS3024
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 store-bought yellow pound cake or -- 1 box of
ladyfinger
1 16 ounces co ricotta cheese
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups strong coffee
Unsweetened cocoa powder


Put a medium bowl in freezer. Cut pound cake into 1/2 inch slices. In a
second medium bowl, combine ricotta with 1/2 cup sugar. Remove bowl from
freezer and add the cream and beat with electric mixer on high until it
holds stiff peaks. With a rubber spatula, fold whipped cream into ricotta
mixture. Fold in chocolate chips. Line bottom of a deep glass serving bowl
with slices of pound cake, cutting the cake as needed to cover the bottom.
Stir remaining sugar into coffee. Dip pastry brush in the coffee and dab
cake until it is soaked through. Using a rubber spatula, spread 1/4 of the
ricotta mixture gently over the first layer of the cake. Arrange another
layer of cake over the ricotta mixture and use pastry brush to soak it with
coffee. Cover cake with another layer of ricotta mixture. Repeat until you
have 4 layers of each, ending with the ricotta layer. Cover and refrigerate
for at least 4 hours. Sprinkle cocoa powder on top before serving.





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