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It should be made from layers of ladyfingers dipped in coffee and heaped with mascarpone cheese whipped with eggs and sugar, but many modern versions use sponge cake instead and some add coffee liqueur to give an extra kick.
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Zoe Li, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
The Kahlua tiramisu includes pieces of ladyfinger cookies.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2022
Booths that look like giant bunches of ladyfingers line the front wall, while Corinthian columns and theatrical red curtains add to the pomp of the place.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2020
Arrange 8 ladyfinger cookies (breaking as necessary) in bottoms of 8 short 8- to 10-oz glasses, then drizzle half of melted sorbet over them to evenly coat.
—The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 27 July 2018
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Zoe Li, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
The Kahlua tiramisu includes pieces of ladyfinger cookies.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2022
Booths that look like giant bunches of ladyfingers line the front wall, while Corinthian columns and theatrical red curtains add to the pomp of the place.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2020
Arrange 8 ladyfinger cookies (breaking as necessary) in bottoms of 8 short 8- to 10-oz glasses, then drizzle half of melted sorbet over them to evenly coat.
—The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 27 July 2018
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“Ladyfinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ladyfinger. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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