Sudden Sweet Shot

I had, mid-movie, a gigantic craving for tiramisu this evening. And of course, as cravings go, it had to be satisfied NOW. Not in two hours, not after I got to the store to find and figure out what the heck mascarpone is, not after whatever I bake chills - NOW!

I looked up a recipe. Hmmm. Not simple enough. I had about 60% of the ingredients and 0% of the patience. So I took a gamble.

I brewed espresso directly onto a plate, added two cubes of sugar (I have no idea why, actually), a shot of vodka and a hit of vanilla extract. I dipped 6 lady fingers into the mixture, lined the bottom of a takeout container like the hooligan that I am, covered that with a nice layer of whatever whipped cream remained in the can in the fridge, and repeated. Then, because I actually have some cocoa powder (YES!), I sprinkled it on top...

... and wow. What the hell. It's awesome. It's not a gorgeous cake shape, but this took a grand total of 4 minutes to assemble, and it's a pretty decent substitute for tiramisu. Jamie Oliver would be so proud of me, all messy and mad scientist and stuff. Yum.