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Ingredients
- 1 lb (500 g) strawberries, about 3 cups (750 mL)
- 275-g container mascarpone cheese, about 11/4 cups (300 mL)
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) granulated sugar or 1/4 cup (50 mL) honey
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) whipping cream
- 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
- 1/4 cup (50 mL) orange-flavoured liqueur or orange juice
- 1/4 cup (50 mL) orange juice
- 15 large or 24 medium ladyfinger biscuits
- 1/4 cup (50 mL) thick chocolate sauce or Nutella
- Hull berries and thinly slice. Line bottom and sides of a 9 × 5-in. (2-L) loaf pan with 2 large overlapping pieces of plastic wrap. Let them hang over the sides of the pan.
- In a large bowl, stir mascarpone with sugar. In another bowl, using an electric mixer, beat cream with vanilla until soft peaks form when beaters are lifted. Stir half into cheese mixture. Gently fold in remainder just until no streaks remain.
- If using liqueur, stir with ¼ cup (50 mL) orange juice in a shallow dish. If not, pour ½ cup (125 mL) juice into dish. Working with a third of the biscuits, dip flat side of each into juice mixture, then place, rounded-side down, on the bottom of loaf pan. Slide close together in a single layer, squeezing to fit. Spoon half of cheese mixture overtop and spread to cover. Arrange half of berries on top. Repeat layering with half of remaining biscuits, all remaining cheese mixture and berries, then a final layer of dipped biscuits, flat-side up. Cover with overhanging plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 6 hours, preferably overnight.
- To serve, peel plastic wrap from top of biscuits. Turn dessert out, upside down, onto a serving dish. Discard plastic. Drizzle top with chocolate sauce, using back of a spoon to spread over the top and down the sides. Cut into thick slices and serve with a garnish of fresh mint.
- 5 g protein
- 24 g fat
- 36 g carbohydrates
- 2 g fibre
- 64 mg calcium
- 391 calories
User comments (3)
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This is a very easy dessert to make and absolutely delicious. If you take care assembling it and slightly drizzle the chocolate over the top, it will look far better than the photo above.
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I've had this recipe since 2009 but finally made it tonight for my mom's birthday. I used amber rum instead and I'm sure it will be fine, it's setting right now. I also added peaches with the strawberries and it tastes wonderful! I'm so happy with this recipe and will be using it more often.
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This recipe does NOT take 20 minutes to prepare! From washing, hulling and slicing the strawberries to assembling the last layer of ladyfingers to mixing the marscapone and whip cream, it takes at least an hour if not more. Then if you want to make homemade ganache for the top prior to serving...now that takes about 20 minutes, then at least 6 hours to sit in the fridge. It's also expensive; approximately $30.00 and it only serves eight (if you're lucky). Marscapone cheese is $15.00 for 500 ml, and fresh strawberries(on sale) $6 per pound; whipping cream $4 for 500ml then sugar and liquer. Also if you chhose to have Nutella on to that's $6-$8 a jar.It looks nice but if you're looking for a cheap dessert to make, don't pick this one!
