Chocolate: Quick and Easy Tiramisu

Recipe Contest Entry� � � � � Sponsored By Intimate Encounters

Quick and Easy Tiramisu

Ingredients:

1 package of soft� lady fingers (Milano Giant Lady Fingers Biscuits� work best)� OR� chunks of white cake

475g� tub of ricotta cheese

250ml of real whipping cream

1 cup of very strong coffee� OR espresso

white sugar

cocoa powder

chocolate shavings (optional)

Note: These ingredients are enough to make 6� individual servings in large� martini glasses. To make a� bowl full� you will need to double the ingredients.

Instructions:

Step #1:� Divide the ricotta cheese into two bowls. To one add� white sugar until you reach the desired sweetness. To the other add both white sugar and cocoa powder. If you like� sweet desserts you’ll want to be generous with the sugar because this is where all the sweetness for� this dessert� comes from.� �

Step #2:� Make the fresh whipped cream. Adding several teaspoons of white� sugar to reach the desired sweetness.

Step #3:� Brew the coffee or espresso. Using instant coffee is fine if that’s all you have, just be sure to make it strong. Add a tablespoon of sugar.�

Step #4: Assemble the tiramisu by� starting with a� layer of lady fingers on the bottom. If you’re using martini glasses� half of one will be plenty on the bottom.� On top of� this� spoon coffee until the lady finger is dampened but the coffee is not pooling.� Add several large tablespoonfuls� of the white ricotta cheese. Follow this with another layer of lady fingers and spoon on more coffee. Add a layer of the chocolate ricotta cheese next. If you still have room in your glass feel free to add more layers.�

Finish with a layer of lady fingers – without any coffee -� and� top with whipped cream. Sprinkle� with chocolate shavings or a little cocoa powder.

Serves 6

Submitted By:

Jennifer Kirkpatrick is� one of the moms behind the� Parents Only Zone blog. For more� quick and easy� recipes and lots of fun and informative parenting articles, visit http://www.parentsonlyzone.com

If you try this recipe, feel free to post a comment letting us know how it went! Don’t forget to get your entry in! Contest ends Febryary 24th, Theme is CHOCOLATE and the prize is a $50 gift certificate from Intimate Encounters.

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