Tirami Su"Pick Me Up Cake"

* Exported from MasterCook *

TIRAMI SU "PICK ME UP CAKE"

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Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 ea Egg yolks
1/2 c Sugar
1 c Mascarpone Cheese
1 pt Whipping cream, chilled
1 t Vanilla
1 ea Genoise (sponge cake) sliced
Into 3 layers
1/4 c Sugar
3/4 c Espresso or Strong Coffee
1 oz Rum
2 tb Cocoa powder

The first set of ingredients is for the filling.

1) Whisk egg yolks and 1/4 cup of sugar together.
Whisk in the Mascarpone cheese. 2) In a seperate bowl,
whip the cream, the rest of the sugar and the vanilla
until almost stiff - no peaks. 3) Fold the Mascarpone
cheese mixture in to the whipped cream and continue to
whip, until stiff. Set aside. 4) Make a fully
dissolved syrup with 1/4 cup sugar, 2 tbs water,
espresso and rum. 5) Brush a layers of sponge cake
with the espresso mixture. with a spatula, smooth
about a 1/2 inch thick layer of the mascarpone cheese
mixture on top. Brush the second layer with espresso,
and place it espressso side down on the first layer.
Brush the top with espresso. Spread on another 1/2
inch of the mascarpone cheese mixture. repeat the
procedure with the third layer of cake. Cover the top
and sides of the cakes with thin layer of the
mascarpone filling. 6) With a sieve and a spoon,
sprinkle the top of the cake with cocoa powder. Cover
the sides of the cake with chocolate shavings.
Refrigerate at least three hours. This cake does not
hold up well when exposed to any heat, so keep it cool.

From the book; La Cucina di Andrea's by Author Chef
Andrea Apuzzo



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