Sambuca Cake With Strawberries, Whipped Cream and Shaved Chocolate
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 559
- Total Fat
- 42
- Saturated Fat
- 26
- Carbohydrates
- 38
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 32
- Protein
- 4
- Cholesterol
- 141
- Sodium
- 90
- Total: 10 min
- Prep: 10 min
Ingredients
1 prepared pound cake, from bakery section or frozen foods, defrosted
3 ounces sambuca, or other anise liqueur
1/2 pint strawberries, halved or sliced
2 teaspoons sugar plus 2 tablespoons
1 pint whipping cream
Chocolate syrup, for drizzling
1 bar good quality dark bittersweet chocolate
Directions
- Place 2-inch-thick slices of pound cake on dessert plates. Douse cake slices with sambuca or other anise liqueur.
- Slice berries and sprinkle with 2 teaspoons sugar, then toss and reserve.
- Beat whipping cream with 2 tablespoons sugar with a hand mixer until soft peaks form.
- Top cake with berries and drizzle with zigzags of syrup. Top cake and berries with whipped cream. Using a vegetable peeler, shave dark chocolate over each dessert plate and serve.