6 egg yolks
3/4 cup white sugar
2/3 cup milk
1 1/4 cups cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
500 g mascarpone cheese
1/4 cup strong brewed coffee (double espresso), room temperature
2 tablespoons Amaretto
2 packages ladyfinger cookies
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1.In a medium saucepan, whisk together egg yolks and sugar until well blended. Whisk in milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Boil gently for 1 minute, remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. Cover tightly and chill in refrigerator 1 hour.
2.In a medium bowl, beat cream with vanilla until stiff peaks form. Whisk mascarpone into yolk mixture until smooth.
3.In a small bowl, combine coffee and Amaretto. Split ladyfingers in half lengthwise and drizzle with coffee mixture.
4.Arrange half of soaked ladyfingers in bottom of a 7x11 inch dish. Spread half of mascarpone mixture over ladyfingers, then half of whipped cream over that. Repeat layers and sprinkle with cocoa. Cover and refrigerate 4 to 6 hours, until set.