Strawberries Filled With Cream

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 16 large strawberries
• 1/3 cup mascarpone cheese
• 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 cut the green stems off the strawberries so they will stand upright when placed on your serving tray.
• 2 with a small sharp knife, cut an "x" in each strawberry, cutting almost to the bottom of each strawberry.
• 3 gently, with your fingertips, spread each strawberry apart to make "petals".
• 4 in a medium sized bowl, whip the mascarpone cheese and whipping cream until soft peaks form.
• 5 add the sugar and vanilla and continue to whip until stiff peaks form.
• 6 spoon the cream into a pastry bag fitted with a large open star tip
• 7 pipe the cream into the strawberries.