Strawberry Tiramisu

Strawberry Tiramisu

Do you like strawberry shortcake? Yes, then you’re going to love this “Italianized” version made with creamy, mascarpone cheese.

Ingredients

• 24 lady fingers
• ½ cup orange juice
• 3 cups strawberries, sliced
• 1/4 cup water
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 cup mascarpone

Directions:

1. Prepare strawberry sauce, by heating 1 cup sliced strawberries over medium heat with 1/4 cup of water.
2. When mixture begins to boil, add 1/4 cup sugar and let simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Take off heat and use a food processor to blend to a liquid. Set strawberry sauce aside.
4. Whip the cream together with the sugar till you have soft peaks.
5. Mix the cream together with the mascarpone until you have a smooth mixture.
6. Mix the orange juice with the strawberry sauce and dip the ladyfingers in the mixture.
7. Make a layer of the ladyfingers in the bottom of a serving bowl and add a layer of the mascarpone/cream
8. mixture, repeat ladyfingers and mascarpone mixture.
9. Leave to stand in the fridge for 2-4 hours before putting on the last layer of strawberries and serve
10. immediately.