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Tiramisu Parfait

August 04, 2018/ Lucy Waverman

Ingredients

¼ cup coffee
¼ cup sugar
½ teaspoon grated orange rind
2 tablespoons orange juice
2 cups (100 g) ladyfingers
1 cup mascarpone
½ cup whipping cream
¼ cup Marsala

Garnish:

¼ cup grated chocolate
½ cup whipping cream, whipped to soft peaks

Method

Combine coffee, 1 tablespoon sugar, orange rind and juice. Crumble ladyfingers into a bowl and drizzle with coffee mixture to moisten.

Combine mascarpone, remaining 3 tablespoons sugar, ½ cup whipping cream and Marsala. Stir until uniform.

Divide soaked ladyfingers into 4 portions. Using a wine glass or parfait glasses, make a layer of half a portion of ladyfingers. Drizzle about 2 tablespoons mascarpone cream onto the ladyfingers, and top with about 1 tablespoon whipped cream. Repeat layers finishing with a dab of whipped cream. Sprinkle with shaved chocolate. Repeat with 3 other glasses. Chill until needed.

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