Chocolate Marsala Cake With Strawberries And Mascarpone - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tbsp instant coffee
1/2 cup marsala
2 oz milk chocolate, melted, plus more, shaved, to serve
10 oz mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
18 None lady's finger cookies
10 oz strawberries, hulled, sliced, plus more whole strawberries, to serve

Preparation

Lightly spray a deep 8 inch springform cake pan with oil and line with plastic wrap. In a large bowl, dissolve coffee in 2 tbsp boiling water. Mix in 1 cup water and marsala. Transfer to a shallow dish and cool.
For the mascarpone filling, whisk melted chocolate and 1/4 cup of mascarpone together until smooth. Gradually mix in remaining mascarpone. In a bowl, beat cream until soft peaks form. Gently fold in mascarpone mixture.
To assemble, dip lady's fingers in coffee mixture to coat. Arrange half in base of pan, cutting to fit. Spread with half the mascarpone mixture, smoothing top. Cover with a single layer of sliced strawberries. Repeat layers and chill 2 hours until firm.
Release cake from pan and carefully remove plastic wrap. Top with extra strawberries and shaved chocolate.