Aliki Petrakis shares a collection of inspired recipes from her Greek family and simple dishes for the everyday mom.
Gingerbread Tiramisu
1. In a large bowl whip together 2 tablespoons of molasses, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/2 a teaspoon of ginger, 1/4 a teaspoon of nutmeg, 1/2 a cup of brown sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1 1/2 cups of room temperature mascarpone until combined
3. Then whip 1 cup of cold heavy cream until stiff peaks form over medium high speed and fold that in the mascarpone mixture
4. Brew 2 cups of strong instant coffee and let that cool
5. Dunk the ladyfingers one at a time into the coffee mixture and then place each one in a single layer on the bottom of a baking dish.
6. Spread some of the gingerbread mixture over the ladyfingers in an even layer
7. Add a layer of homemade crumbled gingerbread cookies, followed by more cream
8. Repeat the dunking process with more ladyfingers and top with more of the creamy gingerbread mixture to create a final layer
8. Cover the baking dish and refrigerate the tiramisu for at least 8 hours or overnight. 9. To serve, sprinkle the top of the tiramisu with unsweetened cocoa powder 10. Then slice it into squares and enjoy!
X 9 SERVINGS