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Apr 23, 2010 at 10:34 AM PDT
This recipe courtesy of Ken Hoyt/Ken Hoyt Style.
Prepare the berries up to 12 hours in advance. The strawberries should macerate in the Cointreau and Orange juice mixture for at least 3 to 4 hours.
Ingredients:
- 1 fresh orange
- 3 to 4 cups strawberries
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 to 4 Tbls. Cointreau
- 6 slices pound cake*
- 1 ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 ½ cup best quality vanilla ice cream
Instructions"
- Wash orange, dry then grate 1 tablespoon of peel, set aside. Slice the orange in half and squeeze the juice into a medium-sized non-reactive bowl. Add the Cointreau, the orange rind and sugar and set aside.
- Wash and hull and quarter the strawberries. Toss the prepared strawberries in the juice and liqueur mixture. Refrigerate for 3 hours minimum (up to 8 hours).
- Remove the ice cream from freezer 15 to 20 minutes before serving. Strain the excess juice from the berries and set aside.
- Place the slices of cake on each dessert plate and sprinkle lightly with about half the berry juices.
- Whip the cream until it holds peaks. Then fold the softened ice cream and whipped cream together; then add 2 tablespoons of the berry juice and blend until smooth.
- Top each cake slice with ½ cup of the whipped ice cream mixture then top with ½ cup of the berries. Serve immediately.
* substitute Angel Food Cake if you prefer.