Cakes For You

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients

1/3 cup sugar
2 Tbsps. water
2 egg (whites)
6 oz. light cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup strong coffee
3 Tbsps. dark rum
9 ladyfingers, split in halves
1 oz. semisweet chocolate, finely chopped or grated

Instructions

Bring sugar and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Boil uncovered 1 minute and remove from heat. Beat egg whites to soft peaks with an electric mixer. With machine running on medium speed, slowly pour hot sugar syrup into egg whites and continue beating until whites are stiff and glossy. Continue beating about 2 minutes, until mixture is cool. Beat in cream cheese 2 Tbs. at a time at high speed until smooth.

Combine coffee and rum in a bowl. Dip cut sides of half the ladyfingers into coffee mixture. Arrange rounded side up in a single layer in the bottom of a 1-1/2 quart serving bowl. Spread with half the cheese mixture and sprinkle with half the chocolate. Dip remaining ladyfingers in coffee mixture and arrange rounded side up over cheese layer. Drizzle any remaining coffee mixture over ladyfingers and spread with remaining cheese mixture. Sprinkle with remaining chocolate. Serve immediately or refrigerate up to 12 hours.