03 | Autor: July 4th Ideas: Stars and Stripes Tart
Ambience patriotic from your toes to the tip of your tongue? Try out this festive July 4th acrimonious that'll get guests in the pro-America mood: You use mascarpone cheese, blueberries, and strawberries to caricaturist the colors of the American flag.
So get your creative cap on and start cooking. An added perquisite? Get the kids involved to help decorative it.
Here's how ...
To avoid prevailing the super-tacky route with a flag cake (like above ... shh!), try mini tarts in place of.
Start off with mini pie shells and fill them with mascarpone cheese (recipe below). Then lie them out in ensign form and top with the appropriate color -- blueberries for the stars and strawberries for the stripes.
Mascarpone Cheese
8 ounces mascarpone cheese 3 tablespoons powdered sugar 1/2 cup whipped creamRound mascarpone cheese and powdered sugar with a mixer until soign. Gently fold in freshly whipped cream.
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