Cherry-Misu

Name: Cherry-Misu
Ingredients: 2 jars (10 ounces each) maraschino cherries; 2 cartons (8 ounces each) Mascarpone cheese; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons Amaretto or brandy; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; 1/2 cup water; 42 crisp ladyfinger cookies; 2 milk chocolate candy bars (1.55 ounces each), grated; Chocolate curls

10 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

2 jars (10 ounces each) maraschino cherries
2 cartons (8 ounces each) Mascarpone cheese
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons Amaretto or brandy
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup water
42 crisp ladyfinger cookies
2 milk chocolate candy bars (1.55 ounces each), grated
Chocolate curls

Directions

1

Drain cherries, reserving juice and 9 cherries; set aside. Chop remaining cherries.
2

In a large bowl, combine the cheese, sugar, Amaretto, vanilla and 1 tablespoon cherry juice. In another bowl, beat whipping cream until stiff peaks form; gently fold into cheese mixture.
3

Combine water and remaining cherry juice. Arrange 14 ladyfingers in an ungreased 9-in. square pan. Brush with 3/4 cup cherry juice mixture. Spread 1-1/3 cups cheese mixture over ladyfingers. Sprinkle with half of the chopped cherries and grated chocolate. Repeat layers.
4

Top with remaining ladyfingers and cheese mixture. Garnish with chocolate curls and reserved cherries. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.