Whipped Mascarpone Clouds ___

Whipped Mascarpone Clouds

Ingredients

For the Puff Pastry:

  • 1 package of puffed pastry sheets

For the Cream:

  • 8 ounces mascarpone cream, room temperature
  • 1 quart heavy whipping cream
  • 1.5 teaspoons almond extract
  • 8 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 9 maraschino cherries

Directions

For the Pastry:

  1. Bake the pastry sheets according to the package directions
  2. Don't forget to poke holes in the pastry sheets (there should be three)
  3. let cool

FOR CREAM:

  1. Whip the heavy whipping cream in a chilled bowl with powdered sugar & almond extract
  2. whip until peaks form
  3. Fold in the mascarpone cream
  4. Cut cooled pastry sheets into 9 squares.
  5. Spread the cream between separated puff pastry sheets
  6. Layer another sheet, top with more whipped cream
  7. Top each square with a dollop of the whipped cream, a maraschino cherry, and powdered sugar.