Gran's Tiramisu

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 tablespoon dry instant coffee
• 3/4 cup marsala
• 250 g sponge cake fingers
• 1/2 cup thickened cream
• 1/4 cup powdered icing sugar
• 2 cups mascarpone cheese
• 1/4 cup caster sugar

Recipe

• 1 combine water and coffee in small bowl, stir until dissolved. stir in ½ cup (125ml) of the marsala then allow to cool.
• 2 dip half the biscuits in coffee mixture. place biscuits in single layer over base of 2.5 litre (10 cup) dish.
• 3 beat cream and icing sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until firm peaks form. combine mascarpone and remaining marsala in large bowl, fold in cream mixture.
• 4 beat eggs and sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until thick and creamy. gently fold egg mixture into mascarpone mixture. spread half the combined mixture over biscuits in dish.
• 5 dip remaining biscuits in coffee mixture; place over cream layer.
• 6 top biscuits with remaining combined mixture, cover, refrigerate at least 3 hours or overnight.
• 7 dust with sifted cocoa (or drinking chocolate) and serve with berries, if desired.