Description
A delightful and easy dessert featuring layers of soft cake, juicy strawberries, and sweet whipped cream, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups pound cake or sponge cake, cut into cubes
- 1½ cups heavy whipping cream
- 3 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 6–8 whole strawberries (for decoration)
- Powdered sugar (for dusting)
Instructions
- Combine sliced strawberries, sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla. Let sit for 10–15 minutes until juicy.
- Beat cold heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until fluffy and stiff. Transfer to a piping bag.
- In clear plastic dessert cups, add cubes of pound cake as the bottom layer.
- Spoon strawberries and some syrup over the cake as the second layer.
- Pipe whipped cream generously as the third layer. Repeat layers if cups are tall.
- Add a swirl of whipped cream on top and place one whole strawberry in the center.
- Dust lightly with powdered sugar for a snowy finish.
Notes
- For best results, use fresh strawberries.
- Can be made a few hours in advance; just keep refrigerated.
- Feel free to substitute with gluten-free cake for a gluten-free option.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg