
A lovely easy to make, delicious & popular dessert, enjoy!
Serves 6-8
Ingredients
80g caster sugar
100ml water
60ml Madeira
200g plain chocolate, broken into pieces
200g milk chocolate, broken into pieces
6 free range eggs, separated
1kg mascarpone
400g Madeira cake, broken into pieces or cubed
Cocoa powder for dusting
Method
• Put half of the sugar and water in a pan and bring to the boil, stir in the Madeira then leave to cool.
• Melt the plain and milk chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan with gently simmering water.
• Leave to cool slightly.
• Whisk the eggs yolks and remaining caster sugar together until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the mascarpone until combined.
• Carefully fold the mascarpone mixture into the chocolate.
• Place half the Madeira cake in the bottom of the serving dish or in glasses.
• Pour half the Madeira syrup over the cake.
• Cover the sponge with the mascarpone mixture.
• Repeat with another layer of cake, syrup and mascarpone.
• Chill, then dust with cocoa powder before serving.