Mascarpone Fruit Dream - No-Bake Cheesecake

By Feli Chic'Cuisine

Easy to prepare! This non-bake dessert capture some of the best parts of the holiday season.

Ingredients

Serves 8

For the Crust

• 250g sponge cake (store-bought), or butter biscuit, crumble

• 1/2 orange juice

• 40g milk chocolate, melted

• 50g butter, melted

For the Filling

• 250g mascarpone

• 4 Tbsp cappuccino powder

• 125 ml whipping cream, whipped

• 1 envelope unflavoured gelatine

For the Glaze and Fruit Topping

• 1/2 cup apricot jam

• 2 Tbsp water

• assorted fruit - apricots, strawberries, mandarin, peaches, blueberries, raspberries, sliced into wedges

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Method

Make the Crust

1. Grease and line with parchment paper a 23 cm (9-inch ) springform pan.

2. Using a double boiler or bowl over hot water, melt the chocolate.

3. In a medium bowl, crumble the sponge cake. Stir in 1/2 orange juice, melted butter and melted chocolate. Press onto the bottom of the prepared pan. Refrigerate while preparing filling.​

​Make the Filling

4. In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatine over water; let stand 1 minute. Heat over low heat, stirring until gelatine is dissolved. Remove from the heat.

5. In a medium bowl, beat the whipping cream with sugar until soft peaks form.

6. In a large bowl, cream the mascarpone with cappuccino powder. Beat in dissolved gelatine. Gradually, fold in whipped cream. Gently spoon into crust and refrigerate for 3 h or until firm.

Make the Apricot Glaze

7. In a small saucepan heat apricot jam and water. Stir well to melt. Strain liquid and discard any pulp. Place liquid back in saucepan and heat gently for 5 minutes to thicken. Allow to cool slightly. 

8. Arrange the fruit on top of the cream. Dip pastry brush into apricot glaze and lightly brush the surface of the fruit to give an attractive shine.

Enjoy!

Mascarpone Fruit Dream Cheesecake by Feli Chic'Cuisine

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