Easy Tiramisu

This is the easiest dessert ever and on hot summer nights who wants to use their ovens!

I just keep these ingredients in my pantry-on the chance that I need to whip up an impromptu dessert.

The other great part of tiramisu is it's limited sugar.

Tiramisu

6 egg yolks (use the freshest eggs available--this tastes so fabulous because I use my own eggs--

                   I cannot stress this enough)

1/4 cup of powder sugar

1/4 cup Meyers dark rum

2 cups espresso

16oz. mascarpone cheese

40 lady fingers

shaved bittersweet chocolate

Beat egg yolks and sugar with an electric mixer for 7 minutes, or until light yellow and thick. 

Add 1/8 of a cup rum, 1/4 cup espresso and the mascarpone cheese, beat on medium  until smooth.

In a separate bowl, combine the remaining rum and espresso.  Dip one side of the ladyfingers in the mix

and lay in the bottom of the dish and sides(I like to use a footed compote -I got this one at Target for $10

 -and it is Anchor Hocking which means made in the USA) pour the cream mixture over the top,

then put another layer of dipped ladyfingers over the top and then another layer of cream mixture.

Sometimes I will do a layer of fresh whipped cream over the top layer and then

shave the bittersweet chocolate over the top of that, but for today,

I just topped it with shaved chocolate. Place plastic wrap over the top and refrigerate

for at least 2 hours, if not overnight.  Enjoy!