Mascarpone – Raspberry Dream

Ingredients for 8 servings:

• 2 vanilla pods
• 500 g mascarpone
• 500 g quark (creamy low-fat quark)
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 200 g biscuits (amaretti, Italian almond macaroons)
• 6 tbsp Amaretto (Italian almond liqueur)
• 100 ml coffee (espresso, possibly instant coffee)
• 300 g raspberries (frozen if necessary)
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder for dusting

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

Split the vanilla pods lengthwise and scrape out the seeds. Mix together the mascarpone, quark, vanilla seeds, and sugar. Crumble the amaretti. Place one-third of the amaretto pods in a bowl and drizzle over two tablespoons each of amaretto and cold espresso. Spread one-third of the mascarpone cream and half of the raspberries on top. Repeat this process once more, using the mascarpone cream as the top layer. Dust with cocoa powder before serving. If using frozen raspberries, the dessert can be made ahead of time; however, preparation time may be increased accordingly, as the raspberries will thaw in the dish and cool the cream.