Stawberry Angel Shortcake
1 16-ounce one-step angel food cake mix
3 pints strawberries
sugar
1/2 cup whipping cream, whipped and sweetened to taste*
3/4 cup prepared hot fudge sauce,* at room temperature
2 tablespoons amaretto liqueur or 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare cake batter as package directs; spoon
1/2 cup each into eight 6-ounce ungreased ovenproof custard cups, filling
no more than two-thirds full. Spoon remaining batter into ungreased 9-by-5-inch
loaf pan; refrigerate loaf pan. Place custard cups spaced apart on baking
sheet and bake in center of oven 20 to 25 minutes until tops are dark golden
brown. Cool cups completely on racks. Meanwhile, bake loaf pan about 35
minutes until top is dark golden brown. Cool and remove from pan as package
directs; reserve for another use. Reserve eight strawberries with caps,
for garnish. Stem and slice remaining strawberries into bowl. Sweeten with
sugar as needed; cover and chill. With a thin, sharp knife remove cakes
from custard cups and halve horizontally with serrated knife. In small
microwave bowl or saucepan, mix fudge sauce with amaretto or almond extract;
heat just until warm. To assemble desserts, spoon 1 1/2 tablespoons fudge
sauce onto each of eight dessert plates. Place bottom halves of cakes on
plates. Cover with sliced strawberries and cake tops. Spoon more sliced
strawberries over cakes. Top each with 2 tablespoons whipped cream and
garnish with a whole strawberry.
Serves 8.
Variation: Bake cake batter in two ungreased 9-by-5-inch loaf
pans as packages directs; cool and remove from pans. With serrated knife
cut 16 1/2- inch slices cake. Reserve remainder of cake for another use.
Assemble desserts as above, using two cake slices for each dessert.
*For a lighter dessert replace fudge sauce with prepared nonfat fudge
sauce and whipped cream with light whipped topping.
Nutritional information per serving: 349 calories; 10 grams fat;
20 milligrams cholesterol; 305 milligrams sodium; 61 grams carbohydrate;
2 grams fiber; 6 grams protein.
Lighter version: 304 calories; 2 grams fat; 0 milligrams cholesterol;
330 milligrams sodium; 67 grams carbohydrate; 2 grams fiber; 5 grams protein
- Recipe courtesy California Strawberry Commission
