For National Kahlua Day, I share a “partner” recipe from yesterday. Kahlua combines the flavors of coffee liquor and rum.
Super Simple Tiramisu Cups
1 ½ c heavy/whipping cream
½ c powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3 T spiced rum or coffee liqueur
8 oz mascarpone cheese, softened to room temperature
Cocoa powder, optional
Rolled cookies, such as tiramisu or hazelnut pirouettes or cream-filled wafer cookies and/or lady fingers
Fresh raspberries, for garnish
In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to whip the cream on medium speed. When it starts to thicken, sift in the sugar, followed by the vanilla and liqueur. When soft peaks form, add the cheese and beat to combine. Spoon into small serving bowls and dust with cocoa powder, if desired, or adorn with a raspberry. At serving time, insert a cookie (or 2) at the edge of each.
KISS Tips: I like to make half with rum and half with coffee liqueurs. (If making ahead of time, place a coffee bean at the edge of each one that has coffee liqueur.) At serving time, garnish the rum ones with chocolate hazelnut pirouette cookie pieces and the coffee ones with tiramisu rolled cookies or coffee-soaked ladyfingers, for differentiation. These are also great paired with Super Simple Cannoli Cups.
KISS Variation: Turn these into Tiramisu Pastry Bites by piping or spooning the filling into crispy mini phyllo pastry cups. Dust with cocoa powder before serving. Serve with or without a garnish of a bit of mandarin or tangerine section.
