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DOUGHNUTTIRAMISU STACKServes a crowdChristmas is the perfect excuse for complete culinary laziness. I don’t think anyone should be ashamed ofusing shop-bought anything during the manic festive season. This impressive yuletide showstopper is reallythe work of minutes, but will wow your Christmas party crowd no end.Ingredients2 large egg yolks125g sweetenedcondensed milk3tbsp Kahlua coffee liqueur,plus extra for drizzling1-2tsp instant espressopowder, to taste500g mascarponecream cheeseAbout 60 mini doughnutsIngredients for theChocolate Sauce100g double cream100g dark chocolateGold edible glitter(optional, but Icertainly can’t resist)MethodFor the mascarpone cream whisk the egg yolks and condensed milk together(preferably in a freestanding mixer with whisk attachment, though a handheldmixer will work) until pale. Add the Kahlua and espresso powder and whisk in,before adding the mascarpone. Whisk until the mixture is pale though holdsits shape, albeit reluctantly – about a minute or two.For the chocolate sauce, simply place the cream and chocolate into a heatproofbowl and set over a pan of barely simmering water – the bowl mustn’t touchthe water. Stirring with a spatula, bring together into a smooth, glossy saucethen remove from the heat.To assemble, take a plate or cake stand of approximately 20cm in diameter.Arrange some of the doughnuts in concentric circles until the surface of theplate/cake stand is covered. Drizzle over a festively generous sloshing of coffeeliqueur to dampen the Doughnuts. Dollop on a little of the mascarpone cream,then repeat using fewer doughnuts per tier to create a conical mound.To finish, pour the chocolate sauce over the top of the mouth-wateringmountain, and sprinkle over the gold glitter with glorious gay abandon.