Berry Mascarpone Trifle

  Would would summer be without the sun, beach and delicious desserts?? 

***Photo taken by: The Craig***

Vegetables are a must on a diet.  I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread and pumpkin pie.  ~Jim Davis

This is such a lovely, fresh summer dessert.  The combinations of sweet and sour with the creamy, silky and sinful inductance of marscarpone cream. It is one of those desserts that on presentations looks like a lot of hard work but in fact it is so quick and easy to make. You can add a little kick to the berry puree by maybe adding a tot or two or three of  Kirsch, van der Hum or Port to the mixture. I suggest that you use a glass dish to show off the prettiness of the berries and cream and fresh berries. I used fresh strawberries, but i can use any fresh berries, or a mixture, I also think it will be nice to use fresh peaches, plums,  nectarines or fresh figs.

“So here’s to all those summer nights when my feet hit the sand and the waves break my fall and all my friends around me out number the stars.” Anon

INGREDIENTS:

250g Mascarpone cheese
250ml Cream
40ml Icing Sugar
2.5ml Vanilla extract (I used vanilla powder)
350g Mixed Frozen Berries, Defrosted and Pureed
500g Strawberries, thinly sliced lengthways

250g Finger Buscuits (Boudoir)

I think Bob says it best: "“Sun is shining. Weather is sweet. Make you wanna move your dancing feet.” — Bob Marley

METHOD:

In a large bowl whip the cream until stiff peaks form.

Add the icing sugar and mix until well blended.

In a medium bowl mix mascarpone cheese with the vanilla and fold in the whipped cream.

Dip the finger biscuits in berry puree and place on the bottom of the glass bowl, stacking the biscuits up along the sides of the glass bowl so they are visible from the outside.

Spread the mascarpone/cream mixture over the biscuits.  You can layer it if you want to, but I like to keep with a one layer. Less is more.

Garnish with the fresh strawberries and refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours before serving.

And that is that.  - Done!~!!!

Now you can Indulge!!!

Stressed spelled backwards is desserts.  Coincidence?  I think not!  ~Author Unknown