The Best Tiramisu Recipe (Kopie)

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Starts with the tradition!

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YIELD:Approx 12 Servings Ingredients:

* 6 egg yolks
* 1 1/4 cups white sugar
* 1 1/4 cups mascarpone cheese
* 1 3/4 cups heavy whipping cream
* 2 (3 ounce) packages lady fingers (approx 24 lady fingers total)
* 1/3 cup Kahlua

Topping extras
* 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder (dust)
* 1 (1 ounce) square semi sweet chocolate (shaved)

Procedure
***To start I chill the bowl I will be whipping the cream in***
* Combine egg yolks and sugar in the top of a double boiler. I do this over boiling water.
* Reduce heat to low.
* Cook for about 10 minutes and don't go anywhere! Stir it constantly.
* Remove the mixture from heat and whip in the yolks until its thick.
* Add the mascarpone to the whipped yolks.
* Beat until combined.
* Pull your chilled bowl out of fridge and whip the cream until the stiff peaks are formed.
* Gently fold into yolk mixture and set aside.
* Split the lady fingers in half.
* Line the bottom and sides of your serving bowl with the lady fingers.
* Brush the lady fingers with the kahlua (see substitutions).
* Spoon half of the cream filling over the lady fingers.
* Now you are going to layer - using lady fingers, kahlua and filling.
* Keep going till you run out of lady fingers.
* The top layer of filling is finished off with cocoa or chocolate curls. (Or both!)

BIG SUCCESS HINT: Refrigerate several hours or overnight!