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14 recipes for Valentine's Day desserts

Stir It Up! has 14 delicious, decadent, romantic dessert recipes, sure to bring a smile to your Valentine's face.

Tiramisu

Bill Milne
End your Valentine's Day dinner with something sweet, like this tiramisu.

By Maria Zoitas, creator of “Maria’s Homemade” at Westside Market NYC

4 large eggs, separated, at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
Two 8.8-ounce containers mascarpone, at room temperature
1 cup strong, hot brewed coffee
3 tablespoons rum
About 40 ladyfingers
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
Espresso beans for garnish

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

2. Beat egg yolks and 1/4 cup sugar in electric mixer on high speed until thick and pale yellow, (about 3 minutes). Mash mascarpone in large bowl with rubber spatula until smooth. Fold mascarpone mixture in yolk mixture.

3. Whip egg whites with clean beaters until stiffness peaks form. Fold egg whites mixture into mascarpone mixture. Mix together coffee, rum and remaining 1/4 cup sugar to dissolve; let cool.

4. Trim half of ladyfingers to line bottom of  9x13-inch serving dish. One at a time, briefly dip ladyfingers into coffee mixture and arrange in dish. Press firmly with fingers to make even layer. Spread with half of mascarpone mixture. Repeat with remaining ladyfingers and coffee mixture, but do not press ladyfingers. Spread with remaining mascarpone mixture.

5. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours. Sift cocoa powder over top to serve.

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Mark Sappenfield
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