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Creamy Strawberry Cake

17/11/2023

The creamy strawberry cake is a delicious dessert that celebrates the fresh taste of this fruit. Here is a recipe you can follow to prepare a creamy strawberry cake with an Italian twist.

Ingredients

For the base:

  • 200 g of dry biscuits (like Digestive)
  • 100 g of melted butter

For the cream:

  • 500 g of mascarpone
  • 200 ml of heavy cream
  • 100 g of powdered sugar
  • 1 sachet of vanilla sugar
  • 200 g of fresh strawberries

For the decoration:

  • Fresh strawberries as needed
  • Powdered sugar as needed

Preparation

  1. Start by crushing the dry biscuits until you get a coarse flour. You can do this with a blender or by placing them in a bag and rolling a rolling pin over it.
  2. Melt the butter and mix it with the crushed biscuits until you have a homogeneous mixture.
  3. Line the bottom of a springform pan (preferably 22-24 cm in diameter) with parchment paper, and spread the biscuit mixture over it, pressing down well with the back of a spoon to create a compact base. Place in the refrigerator to cool for about 30 minutes.
  4. For the cream, whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form and set aside. In another bowl, beat the mascarpone with powdered sugar and vanilla sugar until you have a smooth cream.
  5. Gently fold the whipped cream into the mascarpone mixture, trying not to deflate it. Add the strawberries previously washed, dried, and cut into small pieces.
  6. Pour the cream obtained over the biscuit base in the refrigerator and level the surface with a spatula. Put back in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, better if overnight.
  7. Before serving, decorate with fresh strawberries sliced or as you prefer, and if you like, a dusting of powdered sugar.

Curiosity

The creamy strawberry cake lends itself to numerous variations; for example, you could add melted white chocolate to the mascarpone cream or flavor it with grated lemon zest for an extra touch of freshness. In Italy, the combination of mascarpone’s sweetness and strawberries is often found in more creative versions of tiramisu or semifreddos.