- 5 free-range egg yolks
- 100g/3½oz sugar
- 1 vanilla pod, split, seeds scraped out
- 500g/1lb 1½oz mascarpone
- 200ml/7fl oz espresso-strength coffee
- 100ml/3½fl oz Marsala wine
- 24 ready-made sponge finger biscuits
- 225g/8oz black cherries from a can or jar, drained slightly
- cocoa powder, to dust
- Place the eggs yolks, sugar and vanilla seeds into a bowl and whisk together until pale and light.
- Add the mascarpone and whisk to combine well.
- Place the coffee and Marsala into a clean bowl.
- Dip a sponge finger into the coffee mixture and press into the bottom of a tumbler or sundae glass. Repeat this process, using four sponge fingers in total, to line the bottom of the glass.
- Spoon some black cherries into the glass over the sponge fingers.
- Add a layer of the mascarpone mixture to cover the cherries.
- Repeat with a layer of black cherries and a layer of mascarpone mixture to fill the glass.
- Repeat this process to make five more desserts.
- To serve, smooth over the top of each tiramisu and dust each with cocoa powder.