Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons dried instant coffee
  • 13 cup water
  • 14 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons coffee liqueur
  • 12 -16 ladyfingers
  • 500 g cream cheese
  • 250 g mascarpone cheese
  • 23 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 13 cup whipping cream
  • 12 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips
  • 16 -20 ladyfingers, quartered
  • 12 cup unsalted butter
  • 12 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons instant coffee, dissolved in 1 to 2 tablespoons hot water
  • cocoa powder, for dusting or grated chocolate

Method

  • Lightly spray a 9 inch springform pan.
  • Preheat oven to 180C (350F).
  • SYRUP: In a small pan stir coffee, water and sugar.
  • Heat til just dissolved.
  • Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
  • CAKE: arrange lady fingers in pan, cutting to fit.
  • Brush fingers with syrup, allow to soak in, then reapply until syrup is all used up.
  • With an electric mixer on slow speed cream the cream cheese and mascarpone with sugar.
  • Add vanilla, eggs, egg yolks and heavy cream.
  • Add choc chips.
  • Pour over cake crust.
  • In a small saucepan over low heat, melt butter with the sugar.
  • Whisk in the dissolved coffee toss quartered lady fingers in this mixture.
  • Arrange on top of cake.
  • Bake 30 minutes or til just set.
  • Chill 4 hours before serving.