Coeur à La Crème Fraîche

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 lb cottage cheese
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 vanilla bean
• 1 quart fresh strawberries
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons pear william brandy

Recipe

• 1 combine the cottage cheese, cream cheese, and sour cream. beat with an electric mixer until smooth. add the powdered sugar. add the vanilla bean. whip the cream and fold it into the cheese mixture.
• 2 line a 3-cup heart mold with cheesecloth, letting the cloth hang over the edges. spoon the mixture into the lined mold; fold the cheesecloth over the top and put the mold on a tray in the refrigerator overnight.
• 3 to make the strawberry sauce, mash the strawberries. add the sugar. cook on low heat until soft. press through a fine sieve, add brandy, and chill.
• 4 to serve, unfold cheesecloth and invert mold on a serving plate. remove cheesecloth. drizzle somebody's mother's caramel sauce generously over the top and garnish with strawberries. serve with strawberry sauce and scones.