strawberry roses

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups mascarpone cheese
• 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup whipped cream
• 16 large strawberries, washed and dried well
• 1/4 cup coarse granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest

Recipe

Preparation Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• beat the mascarpone cheese, confectioners sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth. fold in the whipped cream. spoon cheese mixture into a piping bag fitted with a star tip.
• leaving the stem end in tact, cut off the tip of each strawberry, and carefully remove the core using a small, thin knife. stand strawberries upright (stem end down), and slice through the tip toward the stem. do not cut completely through. repeat, slicing a total of 4 times. each strawberry will have 8 sections. roll the strawberries in the sugar.
• gently open each strawberry and fill each with the cheese mixture, using a circular motion. arrange strawberry roses on a platter, and sprinkle with lemon zest.