Amazing Strawberry (or Blueberry) Shortcake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 1/2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced or 3 1/2 cups blueberries
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 4 teaspoons lemon juice
• 8 ounces mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
• 5 tablespoons confectioners' sugar (divided)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup heavy cream (divided)
• 32 ladyfingers

Recipe

• 1 in small bowl, stir together berries, sugar, and lemon juice.
• 2 let sit 30 minutes to an hour.
• 3 near serving time, whip 1/2 cup of the heavy cream until soft peaks form.mix in 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar.
• 4 in another bowl, stir mascarpone until smooth. stir in 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, vanilla and remaining 1/4 cup of the cream.
• 5 fold mascarpone mixture into whipped cream mixture.
• 6 to assemble: place 2 lady fingers on 8 dessert plates and cover with 2 tablespoons of strawberries, 2 tablespoons of mascarpone mixture.
• 7 repeat with another lady fingers, laying across in the other direction.
• 8 divide remaining strawberries among plates and top with with remaining mascarpone cheese mixture.