Strawberry Tiramisu Roll

Are you interested in an impressive dessert, which does not require any baking and which can be prepared in advance? Then look no further, this strawberry tiramisu roll is perfect for you. We will not turn on the oven, we will only whip up some mascarpone with heavy cream and chop some strawberries, that is mainly it, the rest is taken care of by the fridge. Additional bonus points: this recipe does not require any eggs or alcohol.

When I made this roll the first time, I served it to some friends of ours, it was gone within minutes, it simply was so delicious. For me it was the first time that I tried to whip liquid heavy cream with mascarpone at the same time. It works, it is very simple. My impression was that it takes a little bit longer, but that is OK. If you don’t eat this roll immediately, it will keep for a few days if chilled throughout.

Credit: Slightly adapted from Lifeisfullofgoodies (in German)

Strawberry Tiramisu Roll

Serves: One sponge roll
Prep Time: 30min Total Time: 30min

This strawberry tiramisu roll does not require the oven and does not contain eggs or alcohol.

Ingredients

  • 200 grams of ladyfingers
  • 2 hot espressi and the same amount of milk
  • 500 grams of fresh strawberries
  • 250 grams of mascarpone
  • 350 grams of heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • 1 package of cream stiffener (e.g. from Dr. Oetker)
  • 50 grams of regular sugar
  • Cocoa powder for dusting and 150 grams more heavy cream to decorate

Instructions

1

You can see in this here how I make the roll. Line a baking sheet with two layers of cling wrap. Then soak the ladyfingers in coffee and place on the baking sheet in two rows side by side, you should cover more or less the whole baking sheet with these two lines. Be sure to place with the soaked side down. Brush with milk from the top. Wait for an hour or until you can bend the ladyfingers without braking them.

2

Meanwhile put aside about 4-5 of the prettiest strawberries for decoration, wash, hull and cut in small pieces the rest. Then beat mascarpone, liquid heavy cream, vanilla extract, cream stiffiner, and sugar until you have a spreadable and stiff cream. Gently fold in chopped strawberries and spread evenly over ladyfingers. Move your hands below the cling wrap and bend the ends of the ladyfingers towards the middle so that you create a circle. The ends should almost touch each other. Tighten the cling wrap and chill for a few hours or overnight.

3

Carefully remove the cling wrap and move to a large plate, I did this with two cake servers. Shortly before serving dust generously with cocoa powder, whip the remaining cream, transfer to a piping bag with an open star tip and pipe some dollops (see pictures). Place the strawberries on top, as you can see, I halved mine, but you can also decorate with full strawberries.

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2 Comments

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    Jennifer Hahn
    Tuesday April 29th, 2025 at 09:33 AM

    i my name is also Jenny. I lived in Uruguay till i was 16. I now live in Michigan in the US. I visited Germany for the first time last summer. I thought I would say hi to my ‘tocallo’ since it seems to be a small world….I have never heard of another Jenny from Uruguay.

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