Quick Tiramisu

Photo: flickr user bdjsb7

Ingredients

1 pkt lady fingers sponge cakes

cup strong black coffee or espresso

2 ounces coffee flavor liqueur

2 cups mascarpone cheese

(available in specialty cheese case of supermarket)

cup powdered confectioners' sugar

cup cocoa powder

teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

Open the ladyfingers and separate them. Paint the ladyfingers with coffee combined with the coffee liqueur using a pastry brush. Line 4 martini glasses with a single layer of ladyfingers, letting the cakes overlap a bit at the stem. Press the cakes down a bit to fit the lines of the glass.

Beat cheese and sugar together 2 or 3 minutes. Spoon sweetened mascarpone into glasses. Top glasses off with a cap of the ladyfingers. Use any remaining mascarpone to dot the ladyfinger tops and sprinkle each glass with cocoa powder combined with a touch of cinnamon.

This recipe yields 4 servings.