Marinated figs with mascarpone-vanilla cream and chocolate crumbs

Name: Marinated figs with mascarpone-vanilla cream and chocolate crumbs
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 Vanilla pod; 2 TABLESPOONS Sugar; 150 g Mascarpone; 1 TABLESPOON Lemon juice; 250 g Whipped cream; 125 g ready-made chocolate sponge cake or Viennese cake; 4 Figs (about 100 g each); 1 TEASPOON Honey; 7-10 Tbsp Mint

AUTHOR
Kate Willis

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
25 mins

TOTAL TIME
25 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

1 Vanilla pod
2 TABLESPOONS Sugar
150 g Mascarpone
1 TABLESPOON Lemon juice
250 g Whipped cream
125 g ready-made chocolate sponge cake or Viennese cake
4 Figs (about 100 g each)
1 TEASPOON Honey
7-10 Tbsp Mint

Directions

1
Cut the vanilla pod lengthwise and scrape out the pulp. Mix pulp, sugar, mascarpone and lemon juice. Whip cream until stiff and fold in. Chill for about 15 minutes. Cut sponge cake into small cubes.
2
Wash the figs and dab dry. Cut 3 1/2 figs into cubes, sprinkle with honey and mix carefully (otherwise they lose juice). Arrange cream, figs and chocolate crumbs in glasses. Cut the remaining half figs in half again and cut into thin slices.
3
Decorate glasses with figs and mint.