My life experience with mascarpone cheese was limited to tiramisu from Central Market, until now. I once heard a friend at work extol the virtues of said cheese and wanted to try it. However, it’s expensive . The little silver package of cream cheese was much more sensible. But after trying Dorie’s Cherry-Fudge Brownie Torte, this girl has been enlightened. Mascarpone cheese is good stuff. Worth the money for a special occasion. You really must try it and this dessert is a great place to start.
Some people in our illustrious group of bakers have written they would leave the cherries out of this torte because they weren’t crazy about the chocolate-cherry combination. Others said the brownie would be just as good without them. I’m saying, “Forget the whole brownie. I’ll take some mousse.” It’s like a silky cloud found its way into my mouth and melted leaving a dusting of delicate sweetness on my tongue.
Similar to others, I had to leave my brownie layer in the oven an extra ten minutes. It still fell in the middle making it quite fudgy. I’m not complaining.
I decided to make the design Dorie suggested using smooth-out-of-the-jar cherry butter instead of the cherry preserves which needed blending to be smooth. The lines aren’t drawn perfectly as you can see; but I didn’t want it to look storebought. Ahem. Now I wish I had drawn a circle and made a spider web effect in honor of the approaching holiday. Oh well!
If you want to take a peek at this recipe and make it for yourself, you can find it at Short + Rose. And now if you’ll excuse me, I need to run. Literally. This torte is incredibly rich!!!
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I love how you decorated it, spider web or not, it’s beautiful!
Your torte looks just gorgeous; I love the design on top! Isn’t mascarpone delicious? Every time I buy it, I’m unhappy with the price but then I eat some and I’m very happy!
It’s always such a great feeling when you spring for a pricey ingredient and it pays off. Your torte looks wonderful!
Looks amazing- love the way you designed it!
Thank you so much for baking with me this week! Your torte looks stunning, the topping design is just perfect. A beautiful torte that looks like it belongs in a bakery case!
P – your torte looks *exquisite*. Beautiful job. Love the “spider web” — very festive!
Such a beautiful torte…I love it! Im glad you enjoyed this recipe!
Mascarpone is expensive but so worth it! Your torte is amazing, thanks for sharing!
Wow, what a great idea with the cherry preserves on top! I have a Halloween party to attend Friday night and I”ll have to give it a whirl.
I agree, the mascarpone mousse was the best!
Your torte looks amazing! I thought the topping was better than the cherry-brownie, but I don’t like cherries.
decoration is beautiful!! after reading your description of the mousse, I wish that I had made it. Oh well, next time!
Your torte looks perfect Romaine! Especially love your chevrons.
Great looking torte. Your mousse looks nice and fluffy.
Your torte is so beautiful. Great job.
Mimi
That looks SO amazing…can I move next door to you, so we can share?
Enjoy!
Will you PLEASE move next door? I need somebody to eat these Tuesdays with Dorie goodies.
You torte looks delicious! Even though you say the brownie fell, it looks light and almost cakey. Beautifully done!
Romaine,
This is such a beautiful torte! I am so impressed!
Christine
That looks just amazing! I skipped the topping. Hmmmm, maybe I shouldn’t have.
This looks fabulous, and I’m so bummed I had to skip it this week due to travel. But it’s on my future “to-bake” list!
Your brownie torte looks soo pretty! LOVE the piping on top – it looks just lovely! =)
so did you literally run? just curious, since you aren’t much of a runner.
I completely missed this Dorie recipe this week!
Yours looks delish!