Tiramisu with Summer Berries, a delicious & creamy fruity cake dessert
Channel: Carlos Cooks
Date: 2021-04-05

Tiramisu with Summer Berries, a delicious & creamy fruity cake dessert

In this video I show you how to make a delicious dessert made ina 'Tiramisu' style.  Layers of fruit syrup soaked Madeira cake covered in lightly poached fresh strawberries, raspberries and blueberries, coated in a thick sweet double and mascarpone cream with a hint of almond essence.  Topped with toasted almonds, fresh berries and a dusting of icing sugar.  It is the ideal summer pudding for family and friends taking only 15 -20 minutes to make!


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Preparation Time

20 minutes (at least four hours in the fridge) - Serves 8 - 10


Ingredients you need

For the sugar/berry syrup
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Pan with 1 1/2 inches water lightly simmering
100g castor sugar
(turn off the heat once the sugar has dissolved)

Add the berries to the syrup and soak for 3 to 4 minutes.  Don't forget to save 2 to 3 of each berry to use on top of the finished dessert!

1 x punnet fresh strawberries, washed, de-stalked and halved
1 x punnet blueberries
1 x punnet raspberries

Take the fruit out into a colander and keep the syrup to one side


For the cake layer
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4 x slabs Madeira cake (cut in half and then in 4) or...
sponge fingers or lady fingers


For the cream
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2 x large double cream tubs (about 250ml each)
3 x 250g Mascarpone cream tubs
75g castor sugar
1/4 teaspoon of either vanilla essence or almond essence

With an electric hand mixer whip thew double cream until fluffy first, then add the sugar, essence and mascarpone cream.  Whip further to combine evenly.


For the topping
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Flaked almonds for toasting
Icing sugar


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