1. The night before starting the tiramisu, set your can of coconut cream in the fridge.

Coconut Espresso Soak

1. Brew the espresso into a shallow bowl, then mix in the sugar and rum. Set the mixture in the freezer to cool while you make the mascarpone filling.

Coconut Tiramisu Filling

1. In a medium-sized mixing bowl with a hand or stand mixer, beat together the mascarpone, sugar, vanilla bean paste, and salt just until combined.
2. Remove the coconut cream from the fridge and stir it to mix the hard cream on top with the liquid at the bottom, until no lumps remain. (This may be easiest to do by transferring the can to a large cup and whisking it together).
3. Add the heavy whipping cream and coconut cream into the mascarpone mixture. Beat until the mixture reaches stiff peaks.
4. Line an 8x4" loaf pan with parchment paper or plastic wrap to form a hammock for the tiramisu so it's easier to pull out later on.
5. Quickly dip the ladyfingers into the espresso mixture on both sides, then layer them into a single layer long-ways (2 rows of 3) on the bottom of the loaf pan.
6. Top with ⅓ of the mascarpone cream mixture and smooth it out into an even layer.
7. Dip more of the ladyfingers into the espresso mixture, and layer them the other way on top of the mascarpone (using 7 ladyfingers).
8. Spread ½ of the rest of the mascarpone cream on top of the ladyfingers. Then, top it off with another layer of espresso-soaked ladyfingers (7), followed by the remaining mascarpone cream.
9. Cover the tiramisu with plastic wrap, and set it in the fridge to chill and firm up for at least 4 hours. Once you're ready to serve the tiramisu, make the whipped cream.

Coconut Whipped Cream

1. Add the heavy whipping cream, sugar, coconut extract, and salt to a medium-sized mixing bowl. Beat with a stand mixer (or hand mixer) until soft peaks form.
2. Transfer the whipped cream to a piping bag fitted with a v-shaped piping tip. Pipe the whipped cream over the tiramisu, top it with sweetened shredded coconut, then slice, serve, and enjoy!