Berrymisu
- 1 12-ounce package frozen unsweetened raspberries, thawed
- 12 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 cups chilled whipping cream
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
- 40 (about) Champagne biscuits (crisp ladyfinger-style cookies; from two 3.5-ounce packages)
- Fresh raspberries
- Fresh mint sprigs (optional)
- Puree thawed raspberries in processor until smooth.
- Strain into medium bowl, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible.
- Discard seeds in strainer.
- Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar in large bowl until smooth.
- Beat chilled whipping cream in another large bowl until peaks form.
- Gently fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture.
- Add pureed raspberries and fold just until combined.
- Bring remaining 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water and lemon juice to boil in small saucepan, stirring frequently.
- Cool slightly.
- Dip 1 biscuit briefly into lemon syrup, turning to coat.
- Place flat side up in bottom of 12-cup trifle dish.
- Repeat with enough biscuits to cover bottom of trifle dish, trimming biscuits to fit if necessary.
- Spread 1/3 of raspberry-cream cheese mixture over biscuits in trifle dish.
- Dip more biscuits into lemon syrup and arrange atop raspberry-cream cheese mixture in dish, covering completely and trimming to fit if necessary.
- Repeat layering with more raspberry-cream cheese mixture, then biscuits; top with remaining raspberry-cream cheese mixture.
- Cover and refrigerate until set, at least 3 hours and up to 1 day.
- Garnish with fresh raspberries and with fresh mint sprigs, if desired.
cream cheese, sugar, chilled whipping cream, water, lemon juice, fresh raspberries, mint sprigs
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/berrymisu-104848 (may not work)