Tiramisu

2 1/2 cups brewed espresso

3/4 cup granulated sugar

6 tablespoons coffe liqueur 

1 1/2 packages lady finger cookies (give or take)

4 egg yolks

1 pound mascarpone cheese

1/2 coup granulated sugar

1 tablespoon coffee liqueur

2 tablespoon sweet marsala wine

1 cup cold cream

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Combine brewed espresso, sugar and coffee liqueur in a sauce pan, simmer until sugar is dissolved.  Remove from heat and cool (you need to be able to touch it because you are dipping the cookies in it).

Mix egg yoks, mascarpone cheese and sugar until smooth.  Add coffee liqueur and sweet marsala wine and blend until incorporated.  

Whip cream until it forms stiff peaks; fold into mascarpone mixture.

To assemble dessert, start with a thin layer of mascarpone cheese spread evenly.  Then add a cookie layer.  Soak the cookies in the cooled coffee, soak until cookies feel crumbly (they will look a little spotty and be very soft).  When you have the first cookie layer down gently press into the pan, this will encourage the mascarpone cheese up between the cookies.  Add about half of the remaining mascarpone cheese to the top of the cookie layer and spread evenly.  Sprinkle cocoa powder over the mascarpone cheese layer.  Then add another layer of soaked lady fingers. Again gently press cookies to get the mascarpone to ooze between the cookies.  Top with remaining mascarpone and another sprinkling of cocoa powder.  

Let it chill for at least two hours.  Enjoy!