Savannah 'tiramisu'

Total Time: 8 hrs 25 mins
Preparation Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12


• 2 dozen chocolate-covered macaroons


• 1/2 cup bourbon or 1/2 cup rum


• 1/2 lb butter (2 sticks)


• 1 cup sugar


• 6 eggs, separated


• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted


• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


• 1/2 cup chopped pecans


• 1 dozen double ladyfinger, separated in 1/2


• 3/4 cup heavy cream, whipped with


• 3 tablespoons sugar, until stiff


• 1/4 teaspoon coffee, added to whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 soak chocolate covered macaroons in bourbon or rum.


• 2 with an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy.


• 3 beat in 6 lightly beaten egg yolks.


• 4 add the melted chocolate, vanilla, nut and soaked macaroons.


• 5 in a separate clean mixing bowl, beat 6 egg whites until stiff and then fold into chocolate mixture.


• 6 grease springform pan and then line it with separated ladyfingers.


• 7 alternate layer of the chocolate mixture with the remaining ladyfingers.


• 8 chill overnight.


• 9 remove from pan and decorate with whipped cream.