Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2009

I made this for our family Christmas, and it was a hit! Very easy to make and it does look impressive. Not to mention, it tasted wonderful; light and refreshing. Just a note about the lady fingers - the recipe calls for so many ounces of lady fingers, if I recall. The lady fingers I bought were much lighter in weight! I used 3 packages... if I had followed the recipe, I would have had to buy 7 packages!!! So that was a little confusing.

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tracyc

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Home Town: Preston, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2009

Excellent. I made this for my husband's B'Day. He liked it so much. normally we don't like cream, So I added mashed strawberries to the cream. It tasted yummy. I will surely make it again(my husband & daughter already told that i should make it for this weekend)

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Sujatha

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Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2009

Fabulous - I served this for Christmas and everyone loved it! I thawed whole strawberries and then cooked them down with 1/4 cup sugar. I pureed them then strained the puree to remove the seeds, folded about half of it into the cream cheese mixture. Spread the remaining puree on top of the torte, added a few chocolate shavings on top and voila - a beautiful dessert. I bought soft ladyfingers that are not separated, come four groups of six to a package and lined the sides of the pan. Since they are not separated, they stay in place easily. I used 1 package for the sides and made the ladyfinger recipe from this site for the base and middle layer. I spread the batter out on the baking sheet and cut two circles when it was done. This keeps the torte pieces neat looking when cut. Maybe I'll dip the top of the ladyfingers in melted chocolate next time. No matter what, I'll make this one often!

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RECIPEFAN1

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Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2008

Oh my goodness! This was the "non-chocolate" dessert that I made for Christmas dinner. It was heavenly! My hubby (the choco-holic) actually ate more of this than the chocolate dessert! I am definitely adding this to my dessert file! Thanks!

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2008

Of the many desserts I've tried on this site, I think this is quite possibly my favorite. I made this for the first time yesterday and served it today for Christmas. I still can't believe how easy and fool-proof it was and it truly did look and taste like something you would buy from a bakery. I had no problems finding the ladyfingers in the bakery section of my local supermarket. I took other reviewers' suggestions and added a layer of strawberry sauce as well as some of the thawed berries on top of the first layer. Obviously I've never had it without that extra layer of sauce and berries but I'm glad I added it. I also made sure to freeze my bowl and beaters for a good ten minutes before whipping the cream into stiff peaks. I was worried about making this the day before but it set up beautifully and was in no way mushy or runny. It stayed together nicely even after slicing. My six-year old devoured his slice. He hummed while he ate it and never looked up until his plate was licked clean...the last time he did that was back when I made the Monkey Bread. I know I will be making this many, many more times. Thanks so much for posting this!

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2008

By far one of the easiest and most delicious cakes i make. Not too heavy not too sweet but very yummy! However through all the times i have made this i have added some of the thawed berries on top of the first layer. I have tried raspberries and 3 mixed berries and both have turned out phenominal as well for a change.

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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2008

I don't eat cream cheese, but I was eager to try this recipe anyway for my friends and husband, so the rating is on their behalf. They LOVED it. Not too sweet, very impressive presentation, so light. I piped whipped cream between the strawberries on the top of the cake to give it an extra something. Also, next time I will make the cake directly on the serving plate, and not use the bottom of the springform pan, because there is no way I could get the cake off the bottom of the pan without having it fall apart.

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Reviewed: Sep. 11, 2008

I have now made this wonderful, artful, gourmet dessert more times than I can mention. It is always highly received by cheers and oohs and aaahs. The women in my bakery dept. of my grocery store see me coming and check to see if lady fingers are there. hehe. You must make this if you wish to impress someone or everyone. Cheers!

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Reviewed: Aug. 13, 2008

I have a similar recipe using a baked pie crust instead of the lady fingers. It also call for melting choc chips with one T shortening then drizzling over the top. That adds a very nice taste to it.

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Reviewed: Aug. 8, 2008

I bought 8-3oz pkgs of lady fingers and only used 2. I think they would have been better soaked in orange juice or grand marnier? The filling was fabulous and everyone thought it came from a bakery, it looked so good!

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Reviewed: Jun. 26, 2008

What a wonderful presentation!! I impressed many when I brought this out of the kitchen. I live in Sweden, so I had a hard time finding the fingers. Lucky for me, I found some italian fingers. The taste was incredible, and i used fresh strawberrys in the middle filling. I am thinking that I should maybe use a thicker layer in the middle next time. Great recipe!

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Sooki

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Reviewed: Jun. 21, 2008

I used homemade ladyfingers to bill this and it was great. This was my first attempt at making a torte and it got great reviews! Thanks for the recipe - it will be a family favorite I am sure.

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Reviewed: Jun. 2, 2008

Delicious! The flavor was absolutley perfect. However, I found that once it was cut it collapsed and didn't look as pretty. No one complained about the looks though because their mouths were full! I might use a little less of the cream filling next time to see if it stands up longer. Thanks.

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Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2008

Very light and delicious, great for summer!

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Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2008

phenominal. My boyfriends family went crazy over this on Easter. They loved how light it was, I will be making this again and again!!

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Sarah

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Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2008

Yowsers! I made 3 desserts for Easter. This was by far the favorite. Everyone's watching their weight, but they were all willing to splurge on calories for this one. When the end of the night came, they all wanted to take some of this one home, but none of the other desserts. Even my sister, who hates anything rich or sugary, loved this one! Thanks for the awesome recipe!

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Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2008

Beautiful presentation, and professional results. I served this Torte for Easter and 14 guests couldn't get enough of it! Several guests really thought the torte was from a bakery. I made this in a 10 inch springform pan and had plenty of filling, but used almoast 3 packages of ladyfingers. Per other reviews I added 1/2 vanilla and 1/2 almond extract. Also I made my glaze from fresh strawberries and put two layers of it in the torte. Very impressive and easy - one of the best recipes on this site. Will make this many times in the future! Thank you.

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Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2008

My husband LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this dessert and it was so easy! You can't ask for more :0

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Sarah

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2008

Ohhhh....Yummmm!!! I didn't realize just how hard it is to find ladyfingers...impossible, actually. I had to make my own following the recipe from this site. I dipped teh bottom of the ladyfingers in chocolate before adding to the pan (if you do this, spray the pan with non-stick spray before adding). I found this recipe wonderful. I only added about 3/4 of the whipped cream to the cream cheese mixture. I piped the rest onto the top of the torte. I then added chocolate dipped strawberries. Very Good Recipe!

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Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2008

This is very good and light, which is a good thing, because I didn't think about the fact that it would just be the two of us eating it! Oops! I couldn't find ladyfingers, so I ended up using Stella D'Oro Margherite Combination cookies. It made for a cool presentation because I was able to alternate chocolate and vanilla cookies (well, until the end!). However, I think it would be better with ladyfingers. Maybe I'll make my own next time. I did as a lot of other reviewers did and just heated the frozen strawberries together with the liquid. I really didn't have much liquid from my strawberries, so I kind of had to. I thought about pureeing the final product, but I prefer chunks of strawberries so I just left it that way, and it turned out well. Topped with fresh strawberries. Delicious! I agree it might be good with another strawberry layer, but it was good as is too. Bf was happy because there was cream cheese. Success! Now to eat all of it! :o)

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