Ingredients
- 1 cup Smucker's Strawberry Jam
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 1/3 cup Orange Juice
- 1/4 cup Grand Marnier, plus one tablespoon extra
- 1-1/4 pounds mascarpone, at room temperature
- 1-1/3 cups Philadelphia Cream Cheese whipping cream
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ladyfingers (about 50)
- 1-1/2 to 2 pounds strawberries, washed, dried and sliced
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest
Preparation
Step 1
* In a bowl, combine the jam, water, orange juice and half of the Grand Marnier.
* Mix well. The mixture should be liquidy. Set aside
* In a bowl, combine the mascarpone and the remaining Grand Marnier.
* Mix well. Set aside.
* In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the whipping cream with the sugar, vanilla extract and remaining 1 tablespoon of Grand Marnier.
* Beat until stiff peaks form.
* Take a quarter of the whipped cream mixture and stir into the mascarpone to lighten the mascarpone.
* Add the remaining whipped cream mixture and fold gently into the mascarpone mixture. Set aside.
* Spread 1/2 of the jam mixture in the bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish. The mixture will be very liquidy but do not worry, the ladyfingers will absorb the liquid.
* Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the lemon zest over the jam mixture.
* Line the bottom of the dish with ladyfingers, making sure to fill in every spot. Break the ladyfingers into smaller pieces in order to make them fit it neccessary.
* Spread half of the mascarpone mixture evenly over the ladyfingers.
* Layer half of the sliced strawberries over the mascarpone.
* Spread the remaining jam mixture over the strawberries.
* Sprinkle the remaining 1 tablespoon of lemon zest over the strawberries and jam.
* Create a second layer of ladyfingers over the strawberries and jam. (Again, being sure to completely fill in the layer.)
* Spread the remaining mascarpone mixture over the ladyfingers.
* Layer the remaining strawberries on top.
Chill for at least 12 hours before serving.