Beeramisu
By: Anonymous
Published: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 3:17pm

Ingredients




An article about cooking with beer brought up this unlikely 
best of the year. Don't be put off by the name. The combination of espresso
and rich, almost chocolaty porter strikes just the right note with the and mascarpone filling. This is very rich a little goes a long way.
2 (8-ounce) tubs mascarpone cheese or one 17.5-ounce tub, at room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
cup whipping cream
cup brewed espresso
cup Bridgeport Porter
1 (7-ounce) package ladyfingers (you may not use them all)
Cocoa powder in a shaker
1 cup finely crumbled Amaretti di Saronno cookies (almond <

Preparation

1 In a large bowl, combine mascarpone cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla. Whip cream to stiff peaks and fold into cheese mixture. 2 Combine espresso and porter in a shallow bowl. Smooth a light layer of the mascarpone mixture over the bottom of 9 inch square dish (or any other casserole dish, depending on preferred number of layers). 3 Lightly dip ladyfingers into the espresso/porter mixture and arrange in one layer in dish. Dust with cocoa powder and crumbled cookies, then spread half the remaining mascarpone blend over the top. 4 Repeat this process. Just before serving, dust each serving with cocoa powder and cookie crumbles.