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Ingredients

• ✓ shortcake
• strawberry
• blackberry
• white sugar
• orange
• mascarpone cheese
• lemon zest
• white sugar
• vanilla extract
• white sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Mix strawberries, blackberries, 1/3 cup sugar, and orange juice together in a bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate, 2 hours to overnight.
2. 2 Stir mascarpone cheese, lemon zest, 1/2 teaspoon sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl.
3. 3 Spread mascarpone mixture over the top of each shortcake half; sprinkle about 1 teaspoon sugar over the top to cover. Caramelize the sugar using a kitchen torch, 20 to 30 seconds per shortcake. Place each shortcake in a shallow bowl and surround with berries and accumulated juices.

By John Mitzewich