INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

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~--- 1 pk Butter golden cake mix 6 lg Egg yolks 1/2 c  Sugar + 3 tbls
2/3 c Dry Marsala 16 oz Cream cheese; room temp 1/2 c  Sour cream 1 c
Whipping cream; chilled 1/2 c  Water 2 1/2 ts Instant espresso powder
2 tb Coffee liqueur 1/2 c  Semisweet chocolate; grated  A cross between
cheesecake and trifle, this Italian dessert is ideal  for a crowd
because it serves a lot of people, it is completed a day  ahead...and
everyone loves it.  Preheat oven to 350~. Butter and flour 9" diameter
cake pan with  1-1/2" high sides. Prepare cake mix according to package
directions.  Pour half of batter (about 3 cups) into prepared pan; bake
remaining  batter as cupcakes. Bake until tester inserted into center
of cake  comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool
10  minutes. Invert cake onto rack & cook completely. Whisk yolks and
1/2  cup sugar in top of double boiler. Gradually whisk in Marsala.
Whisk  over boiling water until mixture triples in volume and
thermometer  registers 160~, about 4 minutes. Remove top of double
boiler from  over water. Cool Marsala mixture to room temperature,
whisking  occasionally. Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and
sour cream  in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually beat in Marsala
mixture. Using  electric mixer with clean dry beaters, beat cream and 2
tbls sugar in  medium bowl until stiff peaks form. Gently fold whipped
cream into  cheese mixture in 2 additions. Stir water, espresso powder,
coffee  liqueur and remaining 1 tbls sugar in small bowl until espresso
and  sugar dissolve. Using serrated knife, cut cake in half
horizontally.  Brush cut side of 1 half with 1/4 of espresso mixture.
Place espresso  side down in 9" diameter glass souffle dish. Brush top
of cake in  dish with 1/4 of espresso mixture. Spread cheese mixture
over cake.  Brush cut side of remaining cake piece with 1/4 of espresso
mixture.  Place espresso side down atop cheese. mixture. Brush top of
cake with  remaining espresso mixture. Sprinkle chocolate over cake.
Cover and  refrigerate overnight.  MM: Patti - VDRJ67A. Posted to EAT-L
Digest 05 Sep 96  Date:    Thu, 5 Sep 1996 14:18:20 -0500  From:    LD
Goss <ldgoss@METRONET.COM>

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