INGREDIENTS:

SYRUP
1 1/2 cups strong coffee or espresso
2 tablespoons Kahlua liqueur
2 tablespoons rum

PARFAIT
2 cups heavy cream
3 cups mascarpone cheese
12 large egg yolks
3/4 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons coffee extract
unsweetened Dutch-processed cocoa powder for dusting

INSTRUCTIONS:

SYRUP
Pour the coffee or espresso into a small bowl to cool. Once the coffee is cool, add the
Kahlua and rum, and stir well to combine. Cover bowl with plastic wrap until you are
ready to use.

PARFAIT
Place heavy cream in medium mixing bowl and whip to soft peaks. In another bowl mix
the mascarpone on low speed for a minute or two. Fold in the whipped cream in two
additions until well combined. Store the mixture in the refrigerator until ready to use.

Place the egg yolks in a medium mixing bowl and whip with and electric mixer until
thick and light in color, about 5-7 minutes. Keep whipping while you cook the sugar.

Place the sugar, corn syrup, and the water in a saucepan over medium high heat. Cook
sugar mixture until the soft ball stage, 250 degrees F on a candy thermometer. Pour the
hot sugar down the side of the bowl as you continue whipping the yolks. Whip the egg
sugar mixture until the outside of the bowl is warm not hot 3-5 minutes.

Remove the whipped cream mixture from the reefer and make the parfait by folding the
egg sugar mixture into the whipped cream until completely incorporated. Pour about
one third of the parfait into a small bowl and fold in the coffee extract. Set both bowls
aside.

TO ASSEMBLE
I like to serve Tiramisu in dessert cups. Use a round cutter to cut disks of cake slightly
small than the cup. The cake should be no more than 1/2 inch thick. Fill the cup about
1/4 full with the unflavored parfait. Top with a cake disk and soak with the coffee syrup.
Fill about 1/2 with the coffee parfait, then top each with a second biscuit disk and soak
again with the coffee syrup. Finally, fill to the top with the unflavored parfait. Store in
the refrigerator, covered with plastic wrap until ready to serve.

Just before serving, remove the plastic wrap and lightly sprinkle the top with the cocoa
powder.

ENJOY THIS ONE IT'S GREAT.