Charlotte with Cream Cheese and Forest Fruits

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At a glance

This elegant Charlotte brings together whipped cream cheese, delicate ladyfingers, and bright forest fruits for a stunning no-bake dessert that needs several hours to chill and set. The trickiest part is carefully arranging the upright ladyfingers around the tin's edge—you'll need to stabilize them with dabs of filling as you work—but the impressive final result makes it worth the extra care.

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Unwrap the ladyfingers

Unwrap the ladyfingers and arrange them on a plate. You'll need both hands free later, so there won't be time to fiddle with packaging then. I use Tastino ladyfingers from Lidl, as they're good value and taste great.

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200 gram
Sponge Fingers
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Whip the cream cheese with sugar

Put all the cream cheese (5 tubs) into a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Sweeten to taste with sugar and whip until smooth and creamy. The amount of sugar is really up to you. Add the fruit as well and whip again – it will break down slightly and give the cream a lovely colour.

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1250 gram
Semi-Fat Curd Cheese

60 gram
Powdered Sugar

90 gram
Raspberries
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Cream with gelatine

Bring the whole cream to a boil in a small saucepan. Remove from the heat and stir in the whole packet of gelatine. Whisk thoroughly with a whisk to make sure there are no lumps.

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100 gram
Whipping Cream 33%

10 gram
Powdered Gelatin (dry)

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Whisk into the cream cheese mixture

While whisking slowly and continuously, pour the gelatine cream into the cream cheese mixture. Increase the speed and whisk thoroughly to combine.
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Line the tin with ladyfingers

Cut a circle of baking paper to fit the bottom of a springform cake tin. Line the base with round mini ladyfingers, but not all the way to the edges – that's where the long ladyfingers will stand up against the sides.

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50 gram
Traditional Sponge Fingers
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Secure with the cream filling

The long ladyfingers will probably stick up above the rim of the tin, but that's absolutely fine. To stop them from toppling over, place them around the edge in groups of about four or five, dabbing a few spoonfuls of the filling against them each time to hold them in place.
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Add the rest of the filling

There's no need to rush – work carefully so the ladyfingers don't fall over. Once you've lined the whole edge of the tin, carefully spoon in the rest of the filling and smooth the surface.
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Arrange the fruit

Arrange the fruit on top of the filling and press it in gently. Chill in the fridge for several hours, ideally overnight. If using frozen fruit, make sure it's fully thawed and well drained in a sieve first.

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50 gram
Raspberries

50 gram
Blackberries

50 gram
Redcurrants
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Serving

Before serving, dust the top with icing sugar. Slice very carefully with a large, sharp knife, dipping it into hot water and wiping it dry before each cut.

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Charlotte with Cream Cheese and Forest Fruits

Name: Dreamy Cream Cheese Forest Fruit Charlotte
Prep time: 14 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 524 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 50 gram Traditional Sponge Fingers; 140 gram Raspberries; 100 gram Whipping Cream 33%; 200 gram Sponge Fingers; 60 gram Powdered Sugar; 50 gram Blackberries; 50 gram Redcurrants; 10 gram Powdered Gelatin (dry); 1250 gram Semi-Fat Curd Cheese

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Prep 14 min Cook 5 min

Plus overnight of resting (not counted in active time)

9 Ingredients

9 Steps

Hard Difficulty

Ingredients — what you'll need

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50 gram
140 gram
100 gram
200 gram
60 gram
50 gram
50 gram
10 gram

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Beef Gelatin Powder 200 Bloom
1250 gram
Semi-Fat Curd Cheese

Equipment

What you'll need besides the ingredients.

Stand mixer

Whisk

Cake tin

Baking paper

Sieve

What's in it?

316 kcal

Calories

42 g

Carbohydrates

7 g

Fats

19 g

Proteins

The nutritional information is an estimate and may vary based on the specific ingredients used.

We calculate the values from open food composition data: USDA FoodData Central (opens in a new tab), Matvaretabellen (Mattilsynet) (opens in a new tab) under NLOD 2.0 (opens in a new tab), Fineli (THL) (opens in a new tab) under CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)

About this recipe

Charlotte is a refreshing dessert made with fruit and ladyfingers – perfect for warm days. The crowning glory isn't just the fruit piled on top of the creamy filling, but also the decorative ribbon you tie around the finished cake. Doesn't that sound like a wonderful birthday or anniversary gift?

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Step-by-step method

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Unwrap the ladyfingers

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Whip the cream cheese with sugar

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Cream with gelatine

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Whisk into the cream cheese mixture

Line the tin with ladyfingers

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Secure with the cream filling

Add the rest of the filling

Arrange the fruit

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Serving

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Charlotte with Cream Cheese and Forest Fruits

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