Raspberry-Mascarpone Trifle With Amaretti Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (200 g) package amaretti cookies, crushed
1/2 cup creme de cassis or black currant syrup, divided
1 (12 ounce) package frozen unsweetened raspberries
2 (8 ounce) containers mascarpone cheese
4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
4 teaspoons vanilla sugar
1 tablespoon grated semisweet chocolate

Preparation

Fill crushed amaretti cookies into a wide decorative glass bowl.
Measure out creme de cassis and reserve 4 tablespoons. Mix remaining creme de cassis with frozen raspberries in a bowl and layer on top of the amaretti cookies.
Combine mascarpone cheese, cream, and reserved 4 tablespoons cassis in a bowl and beat until creamy. Mix in vanilla sugar. Carefully spread mascarpone cream on top of the raspberries using a spatula, keeping the raspberry layer intact.
Cover well with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight. Remove 30 minutes before serving and garnish with chocolate.