Grilled Strawberry Shortcake with Lemon Cream
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.
Servings 6
Calories 382kcal
Equipment
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 half.
- 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.
Notes
You can serve these without the top slice of shortcake.
Nutrition
Calories: 382kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 96mg | Sodium: 293mg | Potassium: 258mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 570IU | Vitamin C: 58mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 2mg