Tirami Su "Pick Me Up Cake"

Directions

1. 1

   2 ea Egg yolks 1/2 c Sugar 1 c Mascarpone Cheese 1 pt Whipping cream, chilled 1 ts Vanilla 1 ea Genoise (sponge cake) sliced Into 3 layers 1

2. 2

   1) Whisk egg yolks and 1/4 cup of sugar together

3. 3

   Whisk in the Mascarpone cheese

4. 4

   2) In a seperate bowl, whip the cream, the rest of the sugar and the vanilla until almost stiff - no peaks

5. 5

   3) Fold the Mascarpone cheese mixture in to the whipped cream and continue to whip, until stiff

6. 6

   Set aside

7. 7

   4) Make a fully dissolved syrup with 1/4 cup sugar, 2 tbs water, espresso and rum

8. 8

   5) Brush a layers of sponge cake with the espresso mixture