Coffee Marshmallow Sponge

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (16 ounce) bag marshmallows
• 1/2 cup strong coffee
• 1 1/2 pints whipping cream (3 cups)
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 24 ladyfingers, split in halves (use the soft type not savoiardi)

Recipe

• 1 in the top of a double boiler set over simmering water, melt the marshmallows. add coffee, stir until smooth. remove from heat.
• 2 chill until cold.
• 3 beat the cream with the sugar until soft peaks form.
• 4 fold 2 cups of the whipped cream into the cold coffee mixture.
• 5 line the bottom and sides of a 9 or 10-inch springform pan with lady finger halves.
• 6 spread a layer of the coffee cream over the ladyfingers.
• 7 continue alternating layers, ending with the cream.
• 8 cover & refrigerate for 2 hours.
• 9 to serve, release sponge from pan & dollop with remaining whipped cream.