Tiramisu

Ingredients:-

Cake Base
24 sponge fingers

Syrup
45 ml water
45 ml milk
30 ml Bailey's
1 tsp rum essence
1/4 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 tbsp chocolate syrup

Cream
450 g mascarpone cheese
450 g liquid whipping cream
200 g sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
30 ml Bailey's



Method:-

1) Roast the sponge fingers in the oven at 160°C for about 5 minutes.
2) Add 1/2 of the sugar to the whipping cream and whip it till moose state. Place in the refrigerator.
3) Add the remaining 1/2 of the sugar to cheese and mix till smooth
4) Combine whipped cream, cheese mixture. Add vanilla essence and the Bailey's.
5) For the syrup, place all the ingredients into a measuring cup and warm 30 seconds in the microwave.
6) Place a 7" x 7" cake ring on a cake board.
7) Arrange a layer of sponge fingers on the bottom. Sprinkle or spray syrup on the sponge fingers. Wet the sponge fingers to your liking (not using more than 1/2 the syrup).
8) Take a tea strainer and powder the fingers with cocoa. Next, take 1/2 of the cream and pour all over the top of the powdered fingers. Spread the cream all over the surface.
9) Repeat steps 7 & 8.
10) Level well and sprinkle plenty with cocoa. Refrigerate over night.



[adapted recipe from Kitchen Capers by MamaC]