After ice cream, tiramisu is the second most popular dessert in Italy. As delicious as it is, some may find the combination of mascarpone, coffee, and booze a little too heavy though. That’s why we’ve come up with a refreshing take on this tasty classic, adding fresh berries for extra color and a lighter touch.
Ladyfinger Cake with Fresh Berries
Equipment
- Cake springform pan
- Baking parchment
- Electric whisk
Ingredients
- 5 cups fresh raspberries
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- 3.3 fl oz orange juice
- 2 cups mascarpone
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 8.5 fl oz cream
- 24 ladyfingers
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
Instructions
- Add the raspberries, 1/4 cup of the powdered sugar, and the orange juice to a large bowl and lightly press down on the berries with a fork.
- Mix the mascarpone, the rest of the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and cream using an electric whisk.
- Prepare a cake springform pan by covering the bottom and sides using baking parchment.
- Cover the bottom of the pan with a layer of ladyfingers. Spoon half of the raspberry mix onto the ladyfingers. Add half of the mascarpone cream on top. Repeat with another layer of ladyfingers, raspberry mix, and mascarpone.
- Add a layer of blueberries on top of the cake. Refrigerate for 3 hours before removing from the springform pan.
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It really is as simple as that — no baking required! You now have a truly stunning cake that’s great for sharing and tastes as good as it looks. Of course, you can experiment with different berries for the filling and decoration depending on what you feel like. A strawberry topping would look particularly impressive, don’t you think?