Functional Recipes | Page 5

Ingredients ● 4 egg whites ● 2 egg yolks ● 100 g (1/2 cup) of sugar ● 500 g (2 1/2 cups) of mascarpone cheese ● 4 small coffee cups of espresso coffee ● 400 g of lady fingers (savoiardi) (or sponge cake) ● unsweetened cocoa powder to sprinkle over before serving Preparation Make espresso coffee, let it cool a bit. Separate the egg yolks and the whites of two eggs in two bowls. Beat sugar into the egg yolks. Beat the Mascarpone into the sweetened yolks. Add two more egg whites to the other two and whisk until they form stiff peaks. Fold gently egg whites into Mascarpone mixture. Quickly dip both sides of the ladyfingers in the espresso. Layer soaked ladyfingers and Mascarpone in a large bowl or pan (start with fingers, finish with mascarpone). Sprinkle unsweetened cocoa powder on top just before to serve. Put in the fridge for one hour or two