Berries & Mascarpone Ice Box Cake

0 Thoroughly wash all of the berries and combine them in a large bowl *reserve some of the best looking berries for topping the cake later on
1 Mix in 1/2 cup of granulated sugar and 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract 
2 Chill the berries for about 2 hours 
Make the mascarpone cream…
4 Use an electric hand mixer to whip 1 1/2 cups of cold heavy cream with 1/3 cup of confectioners sugar to firm peaks
5 In a separate bowl, combine 16 ounces of mascarpone with the remaining 1/3 cup of confectioners sugar and teaspoon of vanilla extract 
6 Gently fold the whipped heavy cream into the mascarpone mixture until just combined 
Assemble the icebox cake…
8 Pour the juice from the berries into a shallow bowl and add enough water to make about 2 cups of liquid
9 Quickly dip ladyfingers one at a time into the juice and arrange in a single layer in a 2 quart or similar deep dish
10 Spread half of the berries over the ladyfingers 
11 Spread 1/2 of the mascarpone cream over the berries
12 Repeat with a second layer of the ladyfingers and the remaining fruit
13 Spread the remaining mascarpone cream over the top 
14 Cover the dish and chill for several hours before serving 
15 Garnish with fresh berries and enjoy!