Nancy's Tiramisu

Garnish:

• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar for each top and bottom
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon for each top and bottom

Loaf:

• 1 cup mascarpone cheese
• ½ cup heavy cream
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• ½ cup very hot water
• ½ cup Kahlua
• 12 dry ladyfingers (cut crosswise)

1. Beat thoroughly the mascarpone cheese, heavy cream, and 1/3 cup powdered sugar.
2. Mix ½ cup very hot water and Kahlua and place in a separate bowl.
3. Cut the 12 dry ladyfingers crosswise. This will allow the liquid to penetrate the ladyfingers.
4. Spray a loaf pan with non-stick spray.
5. Cut a piece of waxed paper to shape and place in the bottom of the loaf pan.
6. Spoon enough of the cheese mixture to cover the bottom of the pan.
7. Soak one at a time ladyfingers in the Kahlua mixture for 30 seconds.
8. Place in the pan so that as the Tiramisu is sliced that you can see rounds of the ladyfinger sticks.
9. Cover with some more of the cheese mixture.
10. Repeat the layering with some more of the soaked ladyfingers
11. Cover with some more of the cheese mixture.
12. Keep repeating this procedure until all the ingredients are gone (the cheese mixture should be the top layer).
13. Sprinkle powdered sugar through a sieve on the top layer of the Tiramisu.
14. Sprinkle cinnamon through the sieve on the top layer of the Tiramisu.
15. Cover with waxed paper and refrigerate, at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
16. Remove waxed paper and invert loaf of Tiramisu on a plate.
17. Remove the layer of waxed paper of the inverted Tiramisu.
18. Sprinkle powdered sugar through a sieve on the inverted top layer of the Tiramisu.
19. Sprinkle cinnamon through the sieve on the inverted top layer of the Tiramisu.
20. Slice and serve with fruit (optional).