Tiramisu- Olive Garden

* Exported from MasterCook *

Tiramisu - Olive Garden

Recipe By : Jason McDonald <jmcdonald@voyageur.ca>
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts Chocolate
Pies

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 10" Sponge Cake 3" Tall -- (10 to 12)
3 oz Strong Black Coffee Or:
Prepared Instant Espresso
3 oz Brandy -- Rum Or Your
Favorite Liqueur
1 1/2 lb Cream Cheese Or: Mascarpone*
1 1/2 c Superfine Or Powdered Sugar
Cocoa Powder -- Unsweetened

* Cream cheese or mascarpone should be at room temperature. Mascarpone is
available at some Italian specialty food stores and some gourmet food
stores.
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Cut across the middle of the sponge cake to form two disks, about
1"-1-1/2" thick, each. Blend the coffee or espresso and liqueur
together. 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. Mix the cream cheese or mascarpone with the sugar
and beat the cheese until the sugar is completely dissolved and the cheese
is light and spreadable. Spread the bottom half off the cake with half of
the creamy cheese, in a fairly thick layer. Set the second half of the
cake on the bottom half and repeat the process - sprinkle the
coffee/liqueur blend and spread with the remaining cream cheese. Put the
cocoa powder into a wire strainer and coat the top layer of cream cheese
completely with cocoa. Refrigerate the cake for at least two hours before
cutting and serving. From: The Olive Garden Italian Restaurant.




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