Cocoamisu Aka Chocolate Tiramisu

This is a traditional Italian tiramisu with the coffee replaced by hot chocolate. The first time I saw tiramisu was at a bakery in Italy. It looked tempting and I assumed it was chocolate. I was so disappointed when I tasted it & realized it was coffee flavored. I have now created a version that tastes as good as it looks. Note - the preparation takes a while, but is not difficult.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 10-14

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons  good quality  cocoa
• 1⁄2 tablespoon sugar
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 4  eggs, separated
• 1  cup sugar
• 18  ounces mascarpone cheese
• 12  ounces  margherite  cookies

Directions

1. Dissolve cocoa and sugar in 1/2 cup boiling water.
2. Mix in 1/2 cup milk and set aside to cool.
3. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
4. In a separate bowl, beat egg yolks and sugar until smooth and light colored.
5. Beat in marscapone cheese until well mixed.
6. Fold in egg whites gently.
7. Pour the cocoa mix into a small bowl that's big enough to fit one of the cookies laying flat.
8. Take half of the cookies, individually dip them the in cocoa mix and then arrange in the bottom of a casserole dish.
9. Spread half of the marscapone mixture over the cookies.
10. Repeat with the rest of the cookies and then cover with the remaining marscapone mixture.
11. Sprinkle a little cocoa powder over the top.
12. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
13. Serve with whipped cream.