Name: Chocolate-dipped strawberry trifle
Prep time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 200 gram mascarpone; 2 egg yolks; 50 gram sugar; 200 millilitre cream, whipped; 1 orange, zest; 200 gram 70% cocoa chocolate; 1 punnet strawberries, hulled and cut into quarters - leave 4 quarters with the hull on, to garnish; 150 gram sponge fingers or sponge cake cut into, fingers shaped to width of serving glasses; 100 millilitre limoncello; 2 tablespoon chopped pistachios; 4 pieces biscotti

Chocolate-dipped strawberry trifle

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Ingredients

200 gram mascarpone

2 egg yolks

50 gram sugar

200 millilitre cream, whipped

1 orange, zest

200 gram 70% cocoa chocolate

1 punnet strawberries, hulled and cut into quarters – leave 4 quarters with the hull on, to garnish

150 gram sponge fingers or sponge cake cut into, fingers shaped to width of serving glasses

100 millilitre limoncello

2 tablespoon chopped pistachios

4 pieces biscotti

Method

1.Place mascarpone, egg yolks and sugar in a bowl and beat for 1-2 minutes. Fold in the whipped cream and orange zest and place in the fridge to chill.

2.Place the chocolate in a metal bowl then place bowl over a pot of simmering water until the chocolate melts, stirring as you go. Place some plastic wrap onto a flat tray. Dip the strawberries halfway into melted chocolate, hold for 20 seconds to let chocolate set before placing on the tray. Repeat with remaining strawberries and place in fridge for 20 minutes to set.

3.To assemble, lay 1 tbsp of mascarpone cream into each serving glass, arrange sponge fingers on the cream and drizzle with half the limoncello. Place in the chocolate-dipped strawberries, the remaining mascarpone cream and drizzle with remaining limoncello. Sprinkle over chopped pistachios, and place in the strawberry garnish and biscotti.

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