My goodness, what a great dessert this grilled strawberry shortcake with lemon cream is. Grilled pound cake is a delicious thing. Top it with a homemade lemon cream and grilled strawberries and you have something truly special. I made the fantastic lemon cream sauce by hand, as stated in the recipe, but you could shortcut it and just whip some lemon zest and vanilla extract in with some store bought whipped topping.
Keep An Eye On Them
The pound cake doesn’t take long to get grill marks and a light little crunch along the edges, so don’t leave it unattended on the grill (I use my Weber grill). You want grilled strawberry shortcake with lemon cream, not burnt. A few more seconds and I would’ve let mine go too far. I did want a bit of a bite to the cake when I bit into it. I think it’s a nice contrast to the cream. And that grill adds a nice flavor, too.
Making dessert on the grill is fun. Also try my grilled maple bacon pineapple rings.
Grilled Strawberry Shortcake with Lemon Cream
Ingredients
For the lemon cream
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons confectioners sugar
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ lemon zested
- ½ cup sour cream
Alternate lemon cream
- 1 cup whipped cream Cool Whip works fine
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ lemon zested
For the shortcake and glaze
- 1 pound strawberries stemmed and hulled
- ¾ cups confectioners sugar
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 1 pound cake store-bought, sliced into 1/2-inch slices
Instructions
For the lemon cream
- Beat the cream, sugar, vanilla and lemon zest in a mixing bowl until soft peaks form.
- Fold in the sour cream and whisk until thickened.
- Put cream into a piping bag or 1 gallon resealable bag and refrigerate until ready to use.
For the shortcake and glaze
- Grill the strawberries for about 3 minutes or until you just notice grill marks.
- Whisk together the powdered sugar and lemon juice and brush over the strawberries.
- Cut the strawberries in halves.
- Grill the pound cake slices about 1 minute per side until grill marks appear.
- Pipe or spoon some of the lemon cream mixture onto half of the pound cake slices.
- Add strawberries, followed by the remaining cream mixture.
- Top with another slice of pound cake and serve.
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate.
