Serves 6-8 16 oz package Cream Cheese 1/2 cup white Sugar 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract (or 5 grams Vanilla sugar) 3 small to medium Eggs* 2 Tablespoons liquor of your choice (Kahlua, TiaMaria, etc) 1-1/2 dozen Lady Fingers 1/2 cup *very* strong coffee 1 cup whipped cream 1/4 cup mixture Dutch Cocoa & Espresso instant coffee *Eggs should be preferable at room temperature. Mix together in a bowl, with a mixer at medium speed: Cream cheese, sugar, liquor of choice, and vanilla until well blended. Add the eggs one at a time. Mix everything together very well until creamy & smooth. Organize lady fingers at bottom and to the sides of a 8-10" baking dish and drizzle generously with the very strong black coffee. Add the Tia Maria to the cheese mixture. Pour into the baking dish. Bake at 340° for about 50 minutes. Let cool and rest (covered) in the refrigerator for about 2 hours or overnight is better. Garnish with the whipping cream or cool whip and sprinkle generously with the dutch cocoa/espresso mixture just before serving. For variety and on a hot day, add ice cream to it when its out the oven for 10 minutes. Garnish as above + some fresh fruit. |