GODIVA WHITE CHOCOLATE MASCARPONE CREAM & STRAWBERRY PARFAIT

Steps:

• MAKE THE WHITE CHOCOLATE CREAM:.
• Place solid ivory in medium bowl.
• In small saucepan, bring cream to gentle boil.
• Remove from heat.
• Pour hot cream mixture over solid ivory.
• Let mixture stand for 30 seconds to melt.
• Gently whisk until smooth.
• Whisk in mascarpone cheese and vanilla.
• Cover mixture with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
• MAKE THE STRAWBERRY COULIS:.
• Combine frozen strawberries and sugar in medium saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with wooden spoon, until sugar is completely dissolved and berries are soft.
• Do not let mixture boil.
• Strain strawberry mixture through fine-meshed sieve into bowl.
• Stir in Grand Marnier, orange-flavored liqueur.
• Cover and refrigerate.
• PREPARE THE STRAWBERRIES:.
• Reserve 6 small, whole berries for garnish.
• Hull, wash and cut berries into quarters into medium bowl.
• Sprinkle with sugar and Grand Marnier or Framboise and stir (see others above in ingredients)
• Let macerate in refrigerator until ready to assemble parfaits.
• ASSEMBLE THE PARFAITS:.
• Cut pound cake slices into 1/4-inch cubes.
• Divide cubes among six parfait glasses.
• Pour 2 tablespoons strawberry coulis over cake cubes in each parfait glass.
• With teaspoon, toss cubes in coulis.
• Remove white chocolate mascarpone cream from refrigerator.
• Whisk to soft peaks.
• Fill pastry bag with large star tip (such as Ateco #8) with whipped white chocolate mascarpone cream and pipe some into each parfait glass.(You can use a plastic bag & cut a slit in one of the corners as a pastry bag.).
• Top with berries and pipe large rosette of white chocolate mascarpone cream on top of each parfait.
• Garnish with whole strawberries and refrigerate until ready to serve.