Old-School Tiramisu

Name: Old-School Tiramisu
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: Vegetable oil (for pan); 1½ cups very strong coffee, cooled; 1 Tbsp. dark rum; Pinch of kosher salt; 1 Tbsp. plus ⅓ cup sugar; 1 cup chilled heavy cream; ½ cup mascarpone; 3 large egg yolks; 24 ladyfingers; Cocoa powder (for dusting)

By Chris Morocco

April 16, 2019

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Photo by Alex Lau, food styling by Susie Theodorou, prop styling by Heather Greene

This tiramisu is moist but not wet, extra-fluffy, and made with real coffee (not espresso powder) and the perfect amount of dark rum. The trick to getting enough of the bittersweet coffee flavor into the ladyfingers is dunking them until they are soaked but removing them just before they start to fall apart. Squish them as needed to fit into the pan.

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