9 inch diameter round vanilla spongecake
2 cups milk
3/4 cup sugar
6 large egg yolks
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut in pieces
4 tablespoon rum, brandy
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 oz marscapone cheese
2 cups espresso
4 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
serves 12 – 16
Custard:
Scald all but 2 tablespoon of milk in a saucepan, add sugar, stir until dissolved. Beat egg yolks with that 2 tablespoon milk and flour. Gradually pour 1/2 sweetened hot milk into the yolk mixture, whisking constantly.
Return mixture to saucepan, cook over medium heat stirring continuously. Once boiling begins, continue stirring for 2 minutes, then remove from heat.
Strain custard into a bowl, whisk in butter, liquor and vanilla. Cover with wax paper or plastic to prevent skin formation. Refrigerate until cold.
Cut cake into 3 horizontal layers. Place bottom layer into 9 inch springform pan. Brush cake layer with espresso. Top the layer with 1/3 of custard. Add second cake layer, brush with espresso, top with 1/2 of remaining custard. Add final cake layer, top with remaining custard, sprinkle cocoa. Chill for 1 hour.