Grilled Pound Cake with Strawberries and Lemon Mascarpone Cream

By Hklbrries

Courtesy of Anna Vogel, Italia Trattoria. A store-bought pound cake makes this impressive dessert easy to assemble.

Ingredients

• 8 ounces of mascarpone cheese
• 1/2 lemon, grated zest and juice
• 1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream
• 3/4 cup of powdered sugar
• 1 medium-size loaf of pound cake, sliced into 6 (1-inch) slices
• 1 - 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pint of strawberries, washed, hulled and sliced

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the grill to medium-high. While grill is heating prepare the lemon mascarpone by whisking together mascarpone cheese, lemon zest and juice, whipping cream and powdered sugar.

Brush the pound cake slices with olive oil. Grill for 30 to 40 seconds per side, rotating 45 degrees halfway through cooking time to make cross-hatch grill marks on the cake. Watch the cake carefully so it does not burn.

Remove the cake from grill and place on individual plates. Top with lemon mascarpone cream and sliced strawberries.