Panettone and Mascarpone Cake with Berries and Cherries

Name: Panettone and Mascarpone Cake with Berries and Cherries
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 300 g (10 ½ oz) strawberries, hulled and halved; 500 g (1 lb) mascarpone; 1 × 500 g (1 lb) panettone; 200 g (6 ½ oz) icing sugar, plus extra for garnish; 300 g (10 ½ oz) pitted cherries; 500 ml (16 fl oz) double or whipping cream; 500 g (1 lb) raspberries

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A World in My Kitchen

By Peter Gordon

Published 2003

About

Panettone is a large, round Italian cake. The dough is enriched with egg yolks, then raisins and candied peel are added. A light sponge can be substituted here.

Ingredients

1 × 500 g (1 lb) panettone
500 g (1

Cake
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Slice panettone horizontally into four rings, then place the bottom piece on a serving plate. Whisk mascarpone, cream and icing sugar until soft peaks begin to form. Add half the raspberries and beat until quite firm. Mix the remaining berries and cherries together. Spread a third of the cream on the base and scatter a third of the berries and cherries on top. Lay another slice of panettone on