Blueberry Mascarpone Roulade

Per Nana:

Dorie's recipe of  blueberry-Mascarpone roulade  turned

 into strawberry trifle at our house. I am not a fan of blueberries and 

since I am the baker, I decided to use strawberries instead.

I prepared the sponge cake as per Dorie's instructions and had a very 

difficult time beating the egg whites.  I did not wait for room temperature 

and finally, since I did not have cream of tarter or lemon juice to add, I used

a little vinegar.    These were tips found on the internet.    At this point I

 was certain this recipe would be a waste but I mixed it with the beaten yolks 

and baked it.  Surprise, surprise, it actually baked a sponge cake and

 tasted pretty good too.

Instead of making the blueberry filling, I sliced strawberries and

 macerated them in raw sugar for a few hours. The cheese filling was very 

easy to make using the Mascarpone and cream mixture.  I did not

add the berries since I planned to layer them instead.

I used a biscuit cutter to make circles in the sponge cake and prepared

 the trifle with a layer of cake, some of the cream filling and sliced strawberries.

This  worked out perfect for hubby and I,  we had a lovely individual dessert. 

 Making a whole sponge cake filled with fruit would 

have been a bit much for the two of us.

Per Tricia: 

Since the French Friday's group appears to be taking a break, I am going to take a little vacation as well.  I will check in and post for Nana, and when the weekly links start up I will jump into the adventure again.  Happy French Fridays to all who continue ~