Chocolate Tiramisu Pie (No Coffee)

So I wanted to make my husband Tiramisu for Father's Day, but couldn't find a good recipe for a coffeeless version. So, I've once again made my own. I did my research and came up with the best recipe I possibly could that would match the coffee and booze laced original version. So ya, it probably is nothing like it. But... It turned out quite tasty! I've never had "real" Tiramisu and never will (I don't drink coffee) so we'll just call this a Chocolate Tiramisu Pie. It takes about 45 minutes to make, but is well worth the effort.


CHOCOLATE CUSTARD
1/4 cup white sugar
3 T cornstarch
½ cup milk
½ cup heavy cream
3 tablespoons semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 ½ tablespoons milk chocolate chips
2 egg yolks
1 tablespoons butter
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Combine sugar, flour, milk, cream and chopped up chocolate in 2 quart saucepan. Stirring constantly, cook over medium heat until mixture begins to bubble. Continue stirring for 2 minutes.

2. Mix a little of the hot mixture into the egg yolks, beating rapidly to avoid cooking the yolks. Stir the warm yolk mixture into the remainder of the chocolate mixture, and cook for an additional 90 seconds. Remove from heat, and stir in butter or margarine and vanilla.

3. Poor in a glass bowl and put in the fridge to cool.

MASCARPONE FILLING
1 (8 ounce) container mascarpone cheese
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

4. In a small bowl, using an electric mixer set on low speed, combine mascarpone, and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar; beat just until smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.

FROSTING
2 cups heavy cream
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

5. In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer set on medium-high speed, beat the cream, and 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar until stiff. Fold 1/2 cup of frosting mixture into the mascarpone filling mixture.

LADY FINGERS
1 T unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cups hot water
36 lady fingers

6. Dissolve cocoa powder in hot water.

7. ASSEMBLE:
Cover bottom of a 9 inch pie pan with lady fingers. Drizzle cocoa powder/water mixture over the lady fingers, soaking them.
Spread mascarpone mixture over lady finger layer.
Spread chocolate custard over mascarpone layer.
Add another layer of lady fingers. Drizzle cocoa powder/water mixture over the lady fingers.
Spread mascarpone mixture over lady finger layer.
Spread chocolate custard over mascarpone layer.
Top with the whipped cream.

8. Use a vegetable peeler to shave a chocolate bar. Scatter the shavings over the finished product.