Elegant Cheesecake Tiramisu Recipe

Directions:

1. Have ingredients at room temperature.
2. Beat cream cheese until smooth and beat in marscarpone cheese until smooth.
3. Beat in sugar and rum until smooth.
4. Blend in sour cream and heavy cream,.
5. Fold in whipped topping until smooth.
6. Take about 4 or 5 lady fingers and pulverize into fine crumbs in a blender or food processor.
7. Butter bottom and sides of an 8 inch springform pan. Dust heavily with lady finger crumbs.
8. Place in half cheesecake mixture.
9. Combine coffee and liquor.
10. Dip in lady fingers ( as many as needed ) into liquid, turning a few times to coat but not make ladyfingers soggy.
11. Place over cheesecake mixture, cutting some lady fingers with knife to fit into spaces.
12. Top with remaining cheesecake mixture. Smooth top with a knife.
13. Optional :
14. Place some chocolate ganache in a squirt bottle and spiral over cheesecake top starting with small circles working center outwards.
15. Take a toothpick and spread across ganache forming a web design.
16. Cover cheesecake with foil and refrigerate 12 hours or longer to firm up mixture.
17. When ready to serve, carefully remove sides of pan and cut out pieces lifting off with a wide spatula.
18. Garnish with strawberries and powered sugar/cocoa if desired.
19. You can also use the chocolate ganache to form a design on the serving plate if you wish. Serves 8.
20. Note: Double recipe for a 10 inch springform pan. Note 2
21. *: Italian ladyfingers are hard like a biscuit and not soft and spongecake like.