Tiramisu Ice Cream Cake

Name: Tiramisu Ice Cream Cake
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups, brewed coffee, black, room temperature; 1 1/2 tablespoons, instant espresso powder; 6 tablespoons, dark rum; 14 ounces (397 grams), ladyfingers (42 to 60 cookies); 4 pints, coffee ice cream; 1/4 cup (1 1/2 ounces/43 grams), mini chocolate chips; 8 ounces (227 grams/1 cup), mascarpone cheese; 3/4 cup, heavy cream, chilled; 1/4 cup (1¾ ounces/50 grams), sugar; Unsweetened, cocoa powder

Desserts or Baked Goods
Italian
Frozen Desserts
Cakes
Great American Cakes

Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2008

Our version of the classic Italian trifle fills a ring of coffee-soaked lady fingers with coffee-chip ice cream and crowns it with whipped cream enriched by mascarpone cheese. Topped with a light dusting of cocoa, this frozen cake is as elegant as it is easy to assemble.

SERVES 8 to 10

TIME 55 minutes, plus 5 hours freezing

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