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Tirami Su"Pick Me Up Cake

Tirami Su"Pick Me Up Cake is a cakes recipe made with Sugar, Mascarpone Cheese, Whipping Cream Chilled, and Cocoa Powder. Keep it handy for the next time you cook it.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup
• 1 cup
• 1 pt
• 1/4 cup
• 2 tbsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   1) Whisk egg yolks and 1/4 cup of sugar together.

2. 2

   Whisk in the Mascarpone cheese.

3. 3

   3) Fold the Mascarpone cheese mixture in to the whipped cream and continue to whip, until stiff.

4. 4

   Set aside.

5. 5

   5) Brush a layers of sponge cake with the espresso mixture. with a spatula, smooth about a 1/2 inch thick layer of the mascarpone cheese mixture on top.

6. 6

   Brush the second layer with espresso, and place it espressso side down on the first layer.

7. 7

   Brush the top with espresso.

8. 8

   Spread on another 1/2 inch of the mascarpone cheese mixture. repeat the procedure with the third layer of cake.

9. 9

   Cover the top and sides of the cakes with thin layer of the mascarpone filling.

10. 10

    6) With a sieve and a spoon, sprinkle the top of the cake with cocoa powder.

11. 11

    Cover the sides of the cake with chocolate shavings.

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    Refrigerate at least three hours. This cake does not hold up well when exposed to any heat, so keep it cool.