Tiramisu Cake

By Chef Juno

Ingredients:

•  6 egg yolks
•  3/4 cup white sugar
•  2/3 cup milk
•  1 1/4 cups heavy cream
•  1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
•  1 pound mascarpone cheese
•  1/4 cup strong powdered coffee
•  2 tablespoons rum
•  2 (3 ounce) packages ladyfinger cookies
•  1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

Procedure:

1. In a medium bowl, mix egg yolks and sugar very well.
2. Add milk and cook over medium heat sauce pan, keep on stirring until it comes into a boil.
3. Remove from heat and allow to cool a little bit. Cover with saran wrap and chill in the fridge for an hour.
4. In a medium bowl, beat cream with vanilla until it becomes stiff.
5. Whisk mascarpone into yolk mixture until smooth.
6. In a small bowl, mix coffee and rum.
7.  Divide ladyfingers into two lengthwise and top with coffee mixture.
8. Arrange half of soaked ladyfingers in bottom of a serving dish.
9. Spread half of mascarpone mixture over ladyfingers, then half of whipped cream over that.
10. Repeat layers and sprinkle with cocoa. Cover and refrigerate 4 to 6 hours, until set.