Strawberry Lemon Charlotte Cake

This beautiful strawberry lemon charlotte cake is filled with layers of softened ladyfingers, lemon cream, and fresh strawberries. It’s soft and creamy, and bursting with flavor in every bite!

A Charlotte cake is a classic dessert made with ladyfingers or sponge cake that is lined around the edges of a mold or cake tin, then filled with a fruit-flavored mousse or custard. Once the filling is set, the cake is unmolded and typically served cold. The ladyfingers or sponge cake create a sort of “wall” around the filling. It’s often garnished with whipped cream, fresh fruit, or a fruit coulis. The origin of the dessert is French, and it has been popular in various forms since the 18th century.

• 4 dozen ladyfingers
• 1/4 cup Limoncello mixed with 1/4 cup water
• 1 cup (250g) mascarpone cheese
• 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp (75g) granulated sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• zest of one lemon
• 1 cup (250ml) whipping cream
• 1 pint (454g/1lb) strawberries (washed, hulled, and cut in half)

• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 pint strawberries (washed, some cut in half and some whole)