Chocolate Kahlua Euphoria

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (24 count) package ladyfingers
• 1/2 cup kahlua, divided
• 6 eggs, separated
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup heavy cream or 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon kahlua

Recipe

• 1 separate ladyfingers on a paper towel and sprinkle with 1/4 cup kahlua.
• 2 arrange ladyfingers around bottom and sides of a 1 1/2 quart dish or use 3 each in the bottom of 8 individual dessert dishes.
• 3 beat egg yolks lightly in a large bowl and stir in 2 tbl of cooled melted chocolate.
• 4 stir in remaining chocolate.
• 5 in another bowl, beat egg whites to soft peaks at high speed.
• 6 gradually beat in 1/2 cup sugar until stiff peaks form.
• 7 beat in 1/4 cup kahlua.
• 8 fold egg mixture into chocolate mixture until well combined and evenly colored.
• 9 spoon mixture into dish or dishes.
• 10 cover and chill several hours or until firm.
• 11 dollop or pipe kahlua cream on top.
• 12 to prepare kahlua cream: beat cream until thickened.
• 13 beat in sugar and kahlua until desired consistency is reached.