Recipe - Tiramisu (Italian For Lift Me Up)

1 Bag (12 oz.) white chocolate
pieces
1 ct (One half pt.) whipping cream
1 ct (8 oz.) Cool Whip
1 pack (3 oz.) cream cheese;
softened
36 Lady fingers; split (three 3
ounce
One fourth cup Milk
1 One fourth cup Strong coffee
7 tablespoon Brandy or rum (optional)
7 pt Baskets fresh strawberries
stemmed, divide

1. To make filling, melt white chocolate chips with One fourth cup milk in top of
double boiler over hot, not boiling water. (You may use microwave, on
medium high setting, but be careful not to burn). Stir until smooth; cool
to room temperature.

2. In large mixer bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Stir in melted
chips. Whip cream to form soft peaks. Gradually whisk into cream cheese
mixture, along with Cool Whip. Set aside.

3. Line side of 9x3 springform pan with lady finger halves, cut sides in.
In small bowl, combine coffee and brandy. Arrange One half the remaining
ladyfingers on bottom of pan. Brush with half the coffee mixture. Cover
with half the filling. Slice 1 basket of strawberrieslayer over filling.
Repeat ladyfinger, coffee and filling layer. Cover and refrigerate at least
4 hours or overnight. Remove side of pan. Halve remaining strawberries.
Arrange decoratively on top.

P.S. You may vary recipe by omitting berries, and sprinkling dry cocoa on
top of each layer. Also, you may wish to use a deep glass bowl, instead of
springform pan.

Posted to FOODWINE Digest by MariAnn Jennings passionatecook@JUNO.COM
on Sep 8, 1997