Strawberry Torte

Strawberry Torte

It's quite a masterpiece, and it dazzled my Easter dinner guests. It's a very simple recipe and very was quite easy to make.

If you you're so inclined, I'll post the recipe.

Ingredients:

1.5 bricks of cream cheese

3/4 cup sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 pint heavy whip cream

3 packages lady fingers (try to buy short fat rather than long thin...they're too long)

1 pack frrozen strawberries

1 container fresh strawberries

Directions:

strain frozen berries in bowl

Whip cream cheese, sugar and vanilla together.

In a seperate bowl beat whip cream until stiff peaks form, fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture.

slice 5 large berries for middle layer in cake

Arrange ladyfingers around bottom and sides of 8 or 9 inch springform pan (use some whipped mixture to pipe along edges, and stand layfingers into it, to help stay upright)

Pour 1/2 filling into pan, arrange sliced berries on top, with another layer of ladyfingers

pour remainder of filling over ladyfingers

place defrosted berries in a bowl and mash with 1/2 cup of sugar and 2 tablesppons lemon juice to a fine pulp

Spread strawberry puree over top of cake

place fresh berries around cake

Refigerate overnight or until thoroughly chilled

Enjoy!