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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

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  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Most of this recipe comes from the one on the side of the Belgioso mascarpone container ( the brand at stores around here), but with some changes. This recipe isn't an easy one - the most difficult part is properly saturating the ladyfingers without making them soggy - don't be upset if your first try doesn't come out so well. | 2. In large bowl, combine 3 egg yolks, 1 tbs espresso, sugar, vanilla, and marsala wine. Beat ~3 minutes, and finally add mascarpone and beat 3-5 minutes more. Mixture should be slightly firm, and very tasty :). Add more sugar to suit your taste, I prefer 1/3 cup, some people like 1/2 cup. | 3. In a separate bowl, add whipping cream & a pinch of sugar, whip until stiff peaks form. | 4. Fold whipping cream into mascarpone mixture - should end up being fluffy but stiff. | 5. Now, you need to layer the ladyfingers & mascarpone in a pan - I use a 8x8 glass pan, works perfect. | 6. Here's the difficult part - your first layer should be ladyfingers soaked in espresso. I say soaked, but make sure they are not soggy. To soak the ladyfingers, I work with 1/2 a ladyfinger at a time, dipping each side for a split second, just enough to barely cover the top or bottom. If you soak it too much, just sqeeze the excess out like a sponge. If you don't get enough, use your fingers to drip some coffee on the ladyfinger, and sort of massage it inches Lay down 12 ladyfinger halves in the pan, and spread a layer of mascarpone mixure on top. Sprinkle cocoa on top of each layer. | 7. Repeat for the next 3 layers. | 8. Chill for at least 2 hours before serving. | 9. Enjoy! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
egg	3			214.5	1.08	18.84	14.265
sugar	1/3	cup		268.66	67.1987	0.0	0.0
espresso	1	cup		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
marsala wine	2	tablespoons		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
vanilla extract	1/2	teaspoon		6.047999999999999	0.2656	0.0013	0.0013
mascarpone cheese	8	ounces		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
cocoa	1/8	cup		-	-	-	-
ladyfinger	24			-	-	-	-
whipping cream	8	ounces		662.2441	6.7132	4.9215	70.1026

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.