3 lemon verbena dessert Recipes

spongecake ladyfingers , split lengthwise, gooseberry jam or 2/3 cup apricot jam, divided, fresh sweet gooseberries , topped and tailed, fresh apricots, cut in 1/2-inch chunks, limoncello (or lemon juice), minced fresh lemon zest, minced fresh lemon verbena leaves, vanilla extract (or the seeds scraped from 1/2 vanilla pod), granulated sugar, mascarpone cheese, creme fraiche (or sour cream)

slightly overripe strawberries, chopped, powdered sugar , sifted (see homemade ), lemon , juice of, rose water (my addition), heavy cream, lemon verbena leaves (my addition) or fresh variegated mint leaf (my addition)