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Tiramisu Mariola’s Italian Kitchen INGREDIENTS • 2 packages of Stella Doro Margherite Vanilla cookies • 1 cup sugar • 4 pints of heavy whipping cream • Powder cocoa • Espresso coffee (brewed) DIRECTIONS Brew 6 cups of espresso coffee. Pour into a bowl and allow to cool completely. Empty the 4 pints of whipping cream in a large bowl. With a hand mixer on low speed, gradually add the sugar. (TIP: I put the bowl in the sink because the cream tends to splatter, saves me a lot of mess.) Once all the sugar is added, increase the speed of the mixer slightly (not high)…once the cream starts to peak and its thick, stop mixing. (If you don’t do this right your cream will not thicken.) Use a 9x13 Pyrex pan. Take a cookie from the package and dip in the cool coffee for about 30-45 seconds – hold it between your fingers. Place the cookie in the pan and continue until you cover the bottom of the pan, keeping them in a uniform line. Scoop out onto the cookies ½ of the cream. Smooth it all even. With a small hand strainer, sprinkle on a layer of the cocoa. Repeat the cookie process to make a second layer. Add the remaining cream, smooth and sprinkle with chocolate cocoa. You can shave on real chocolate too if you like. Refrigerate for a few hours before serving. This Tiramisu should always stay refrigerated. It’s the best! Try it and then let me know!

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Notes: • If you are running low on coffee, you can water it down to get the 6 cups. Also if

you want to make the cake ore moist, you can sprinkle more coffee on the layer of cookies before you add the cream.

• Also when I first started making this years ago, I would have to stop mid stream while preparing this Tiramisu and run back to the store to buy more whipping cream because it wouldn’t thicken. Be extremely careful to follow the directions while mixing the cream, or you’ll need to buy 8 pints instead of 4, or keep running back to the store. You have to whip all 4 pints together at once for the best results!

• Makes a great birthday…decorate with your favorite whole pieces of chocolate!