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Mascarpone
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Thick, yellow and creamy, with a very high fat content (40 per cent) but a distinctive, rich dairy flavour, mascarpone forms the main part of the famous tiramisu. There again, it is lovely served alone with soft fruits or in a cheesecake.
Because of its high fat content, it can be lightened by mixing it with an equal quantity of fromage frais and used as a filling for sponge cakes or as a topping for desserts. Add a small amount of sugar to sweeten the mixture and what you get is the flavour of mascarpone given a lighter texture and, if you are watching your waistline, far less guilt!
I can also recommend mascarpone spread on sweet biscuits (digestives or sweet oat biscuits) with fresh strawberry jam. Mascarpone is also brilliant for adding to sauces.
Serves 6A Summer Trifle with Strawberries and Strawberry Purée
Trifle deserves to be in demand – what can beat that luscious combination of cream, custard, fruit and sponge? This version cheats with a tub of ready-made custard mixed with mascarpone, but you’d never guess!
Serves 4Mini Pavlovas with Strawberries and Mascarpone
Buy ready-made meringue nests (Delia's tracked down the very best bought version) and you can make this wonderful summer dessert in minutes, if not seconds - just add strawberries and mascarpone and you're done!
Serves 8Mango and Passion Fruit Meringues with Mascarpone
A different take on the usual strawberries and cream, but just as luscious - you can use any fruit you like for this easy cheat recipe, but passionfruit is good for cutting through the richness of the mascarpone.
Serves 8Petits Monts Blancs
A brilliant party dish this, as it's so easy to make - all you need is bought meringue nests and a tin of sweetened chestnut puree, one of Delia's favourite ingredients.
Serves 8Cheat’s Chocolate Trifle
Made in moments, this trifle is a real treat for chocolate lovers. And even complete beginners can make this, as all it involves is a quick trawl round the supermarket and an assembly job.
