Tira Misu

Servings: 10

Ingredients:

1 ½ packages  ladyfinger cookies

5 whole  eggs -- separate out yolks

4 tablespoons  sugar

6 teaspoons  espresso coffee

1 pound  mascarpone cheese

2 shots  rum

1 teaspoon  vanilla

Cocoa

semisweet chocolate – shaved

Instructions:

Scramble 1 shot glass of rum with the egg yolks and sugar, then add the cheese and mix until smooth and light in color

Beat the egg whites to a soft peak, and fold into the yolk mixture

In a separate vessel mix the remaining rum with the coffee and vanilla

Now lay out a layer of lady fingers in a rectangular glass pie plate and dribble half of the coffee mixture over them -- should be wet but not flooded.

Pour half the cheese mixture over the soggy fingers, then sift a bunch of cocoa over it, and some shaved chocolate.

Now lay out a second layer of lady fingers, and do the coffee and cheese arrangement as before, this time finishing with a light dusting of cocoa and a generous layer of shaved cholocate.

Refrigerate a few hours before serving and don't tell folks they're eating raw eggs, at least not until they're done!