Key Lime Tiramisu with Chocolate Curls

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Key Lime Tiramisu with Chocolate Curls


1 cup (8 ounce) heavy whipping cream
1 (12 to 16 ounce/ store-bought frozen pound cake (such as Sara Lee brand), thawed
1 cup (8 oz brewed instant espresso or instant coffee (regular or decaffeinated)
2 (8 oz packages cream cheese, softened, or mascarpone cheese may be used (16 oz total)
1 cup (8 oz Key Lime Curd Sauce OR Key Lime Curd* (see notes below)
Sweetened cocoa powder
Confectioners' sugar

Garnish: (optional)
Semi-sweet chocolate curls or shavings (8 to 12 ounces/226 to 340 grams of semi-sweet chocolate should be enough to make curls or shavings to garnish the top of tiramisu)

For Serving: (optional)
Whipped cream
Key Lime Curd Sauce or Key Lime Curd
.
1. Place 1 or 2 layers of plastic wrap in the bottom and up sides of a
rectangular (2 quart) 8 x 11-inch (20cm x 28cm) glass baking dish (such as
Pyrex), leaving about 3 to 4 inches of overhang on each end of dish so as to
allow easy removal of dessert from dish to serving platter. Set prepared
dish aside for later use in the recipe.

Note: If you are not going to transfer tiramisu to a serving platter to
serve but are going to serve it straight from dish, layering the dish with
plastic wrap is not necessary.

2. Whip heavy whipping cream until thick. Keep chilled in refrigerator until
ready to use.

3. Slice pound cake into 1/4-inch slices. Place slices on a plate until
ready to use.

4. Brew 8 oz. of instant espresso or instant coffee. Place brewed espresso
or instant coffee into a large shallow bowl (such as a large soup or pasta
bowl. You will use this bowl with brewed espresso or coffee in it for
dipping the slices of pound cake in later in the recipe). Set aside and let
cool.

5. With electric mixer, blend softened cream cheese (or mascarpone cheese,
if using) with Key Lime Curd Sauce (or Key Lime Curd, if using) until well
blended.

6. Using a rubber spatula, fold chilled whipped cream into cream cheese
mixture.

7. Dust botton of plastic wrap lined dish with sweetened cocoa powder.

8. Dip slices of pound cake in cooled espresso or coffee and arrange slices
of pound cake on bottom of cocoa coated dish.

9. Place a layer of cream cheese mixture over slices of pound cake,
spreading as evenly as possible. Sprinkle confectioners' sugar over cream
cheese layer. Repeat layering the tiramisu (pound cake slices, cream cheese
mixture, confectioners' sugar) until you have used all of the pound cake
slices and cream cheese mixture. Dust the top of tiramisu with sweetened
cocoa powder.

10. Place tiramisu, covered, in refrigerator until chilled, at least 2-4
hours or up to 1 day.

11. About 20 minutes before you are ready to serve the tiramisu, take out of
refrigerator and remove it from the glass dish by lifting up plastic wrap at
both ends of dish (gently removing tiramisu from plastic wrap with a very
large cake spatula or cake lifter and placing on serving platter) and
decoratively scatter chocolate curls or shavings over top.

Alternately, if you decided to not line the dish with plastic wrap earlier,
leave tiramisu in dish and decoratively scatter chocolate curls or shavings
over top.

12. Slice tiramisu into squares and if desired, serve with whipped cream or
additional Key Lime Curd Sauce (or Key Lime Curd).

Makes 8-10 servings.

*Notes Where to Purchase Key Lime Curd Sauce or Key Lime Curd:

Key Lime Curd Sauce and Key Lime Curd may be purchased at some supermarkets and gourmet food stores. Key Lime Curd is a little easier to find then the
Key Lime Curd Sauce, but either one will work for this recipe.

Here are a couple of suggestions of where you can purchase the key lime curd sauce or key lime curd online:

Key Lime Curd Sauce may be purchased online at Rowena's Gifts - Creators and Producers of Gourmet Foods. Their web address is: http:// Rowenas.

Key Lime Curd may be purchased online at Maid In Britain, LTD. Their web
address is: Fruit Curds (Butters), Preserves, Chutneys