Non-Traditional Tiramisu - cooking recipe

Ingredients

16 ounces cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup strong black coffee, divided
12 ounces frozen whipped topping, thawed
48 vanilla wafers, divided
cocoa powder (to garnish)

Preparation

Beat the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and 1/4 cup of the coffee in a medium sized bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed, until mixture is creamy.
Stir in the whipped topping, reserving 1/2 cup of topping for a garnish if desired (if not, add it all to the cream cheese).
Place 24 vanilla wafers on the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan, cutting some wafers to cover the bottom of the pan as much as possible.
Brush or drizzle the wafers with some of the remaining 1/4 cup of coffee.
Spread half of the cream cheese mixture over the wafers and repeat layers, brushing wafers with coffee and ending with cream cheese mixture.
Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight. Garnish with cocoa powder and optional reserved whipped topping.