Tiramisu Sandwich

Thanks to Shifra Klein of Bitayavon Magazine for sharing this recipe.

This is a great dessert that tastes exactly like a classic tiramisu with a twist on presentation. You can make the sandwiches non dairy by using soy cream cheese instead of dairy cream cheese and using non dairy whipping cream instead of dairy whipping cream.

Ingredients:

1 pound of store-bought sponge cake
1 (8 ounce) container of cream cheese
1 cup or 8 ounces of whipping cream
1/4 cup sugar (only use sugar if using dairy unsweetened whipping cream. If you are using non dairy whipping cream that has sugar do not add the sugar as it will make the dessert way too sweet)
1/4 cup coffee liquor
1/2 cup cream
1 cup bittersweet chocolate
1/2  cup strong coffee
1/2 cup rum
1 bar of chocolate or coffee flavored chocolate

Directions:

1. Thinly slice sponge cake into 16 slices to look like sliced white bread
2. toast until lightly browned, set aside on cooling racks
3. Whip cream in a large bowl until stiff peaks form
4. If using unsweetened cream add ¼ cup sugar to bowl. If cream is already sweet do not add sugar.
5. Mix cream cheese into whipped cream; mix for about a minute just until the cream cheese if fully incorporated
6. add the coffee liquor to the cream mixture
7. combine ½ cup strong coffee with ½ cup rum (if you do not want to use rum; use 1 cup coffee)
8. drizzle coffee mixture on toasted sponge cake
9. Meanwhile make the chocolate sauce. In a small saucepan or in a microwave heat the cream on low until it starts to simmer
10. Take off heat and add chocolate, mix until completely melted
11. Spread chocolate sauce on toasted slices of sponge cake, (not on wet side)
12. top 8 slices of sponge cake with coffee cream
13. Top cream with the remaining slices of cake
14. Shave chocolate with hand grater and sprinkle on top of sandwiches

Serves 8.