Pound Cake Cut Out Sandwiches With Strawberry Whipped Cream Recipes

CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE WITH STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM

Steps:

• Sprinkle sliced strawberries with 2 tablespoons sugar; cover and chill until ready to serve.
• Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add 2 1/2 cups sugar, beating well.
• Add eggs, l at a time, beating until combined.
• Stir in flour by hand just until moistened.
• Stir in salt and vanilla.
• Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
• Bake at 300° for 1 hour and 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan, and let cool completely on wire rack.
• Cut into slices.
• Beat whipping cream and 3 tablespoons sugar at high speed with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
• Serve with cake; top with strawberry mixture, and drizzle with Strawberry Syrup.
• Garnish, if desired.
• Note: Great results for this recipe were gotten from using a hand mixer and then stirring the flour in by hand.
• High-powered stand mixers can over beat some pound cakes, giving them a tough texture.

STRAWBERRY WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Pulse 1/2 cup freeze-dried strawberries and 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar in a food processor until powdery. Beat 1 cup cold heavy cream with the strawberry sugar until medium peaks form.

STRAWBERRY WONTON CUPS WITH ORANGE MASCARPONE WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• For the wontons: In a large bowl combine the strawberries, orange juice and powdered sugar. Allow the strawberries to macerate for 20 minutes.
• Place a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 24-count mini muffin tin with cooking spray. To create the wonton cups make a small fold in the center of each wonton and push it into the muffin cup, leaving a cup empty between each wonton. Bake the cups until the edges are golden, 5 to 6 minutes. Cool the cups while you make the whipped cream.
• For the whipped cream: In a bowl using an electric mixer, combine the heavy cream, mascarpone, sugar, vanilla and orange zest. Whip until the cream has soft peaks, about 2 minutes.
• To assemble the cups: Drain the berries, reserving the macerating liquid. Place a few berry slices in the bottom of each cup. Fill the cup with a tablespoon of whipped cream and top with additional strawberry slices. Drizzle with the reserved berry juices and serve.