Start cooking at least 1h 30 min before serving.
2-4 servings
Prepare the coffee and sweeten it slightly while hot. Add marsala or amaretto to taste. Let cool down.
Mix the egg yolks with some sugar. Add the mascarpone and mix it in. Sweeten to taste.
Get two dessert plates ready to assemble the tiramisu. Soak 6 lady fingers in coffee and place 3 on each plate. Pile a quarter of the mascarpone on each set of lady fingers and spread evenly with a knife. Soak and arrange the other 6 lady fingers and spread with the rest of the filling. Dust with a generous amount of cocoa.
Refrigerate until serving.
Prepare half a recipe of Creme patissiere. Cool and then chill in the fridge until cold. Mix with the mascarpone and use. Make sure to make the cream with a bit of extra milk or else the tiramisu will harden too much in the fridge.