Valentine's Day is about loving
the one you're with, whether it
be that gentleman caller down the
hall (floor-cest!) or the tripee who
you eat lunch with every week (tripcest!).
Either way, treat yourself to
an easy riff on strawberry shortcake.
Presentation is flexible: you can create
heart shapes out of the berries, cut out hearts in the
pound cake -- just go crazy!
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Berry Love Cake
Ingredients
** 1 loaf pound cake
** 2 pints fresh strawberries
** 1 can whipped cream
** White or brown sugar, to taste
** 8 ounces quality bittersweet or white
chocolate, chopped (optional)
Directions
Rinse, trim and halve the strawberries. Set aside in a bowl and sprinkle
with sugar. Mix the berries gently to incorporate the sugar. Let the berries
macerate for 15 minutes.
Horizontally cut the pound cake into eight slices. Lightly toast the slices
so they stand up to the fi lling.
Layer the ingredients in this order: a slice of pound cake, a spoonful or
two of strawberries and fi nally the whipped cream.
If you need some chocolate in your dessert, carefully melt the chocolate
in the microwave. Heat for 20 seconds, whisk and repeat until completely
melted. Drizzle on top for some extra love!
