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Creamy Mascarpone Dessert

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Dessert

Tags: medium difficulty, recipes for dessert, recipes using cocoa powder, recipes using dark chocolate, recipes using egg yolk, recipes using granulated sugar, recipes using mascarpone, recipes using whipped cream, recipes without cooking time, recipes without servings

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ACreamy_Mascarpone_Dessert)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3ACreamy%20Mascarpone%20Dessert&oldid=4587399

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 4 egg yolks, beaten
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 cups mascarpone cheese
  • 2 tbsp heavy cream
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • Chocolate syrup
  • Crushed vanilla cookies and semi-sweet chocolate curls for topping
  • Barely-sweetened whipped cream
  • Cocoa powder

Directions

Cream mixture

  1. Whisk yolks and sugar in a stainless steel bowl until light and creamy.
  2. Place the bowl on top of a pot of 1 inch simmering water to create a double boiler.
  3. Whisk yolks non-stop, until warmed, thickened, and falling off the whisk in ribbons. Set aside until needed.
  4. Fold together egg yolks, mascarpone, cream, and vanilla.

Serving

  1. Pour a small amount of chocolate syrup into the bottom of a glass dish.
  2. Fill with cheese mixture.
  3. Top with crushed cookies and chocolate curls. Refrigerate before serving.
  4. Place a serving portion into each plate. Smooth out into a small rectangle.
  5. Place a dollop of whipped cream on top, and dust the whole thing with cocoa powder.