Dirty Chai Tiramisu

• To make Dirty Chai
• 2 cups water
• 2 chai tea teabags
• 8 cloves
• 4 cardamom pods
• 4 slices ginger
• 1 star anise
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons espresso powder
• For Tiramisu
• 16 ounces mascarpone cheese
• 1 3/4 cups heavy cream
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 7 ounces ladyfingers
• 2 -3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

1. To Make Dirty Chai: place chai tea bags, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, star anise, brown sugar, and espresso powder into a pot of water; bring to a boil and steep.
2. To Make Cream Filling: in a bowl whisk heavy cream and until they become soft peaks.
3. Add mascarpone cheese, mix more.
4. To Build Tiramisu: Strain the dirty chai mixture.
5. Dip and soak lady fingers in the mixture.
6. Line the bottom of a serving bowl (trifle bowl is recommended) with the lady fingers.
7. Add a layer of the whipped cream/mascarpone mixture.
8. Add another layer of dirty chai-soaked lady fingers.
9. Add a 2nd layer of the whipped cream/mascarpone mixture.
10. Add a 3rd layer of dirty chai-soaked lady fingers.
11. Pipe the remaining whipped cream/mascarpone mixture on the top.
12. Sift with cocoa powder.

water, chai tea, cloves, cardamom pods, ginger, anise, cinnamon sticks, brown sugar, espresso powder, mascarpone cheese, heavy cream, sugar, ladyfingers, cocoa

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/dirty-chai-tiramisu-530646 (may not work)