This dessert takes advantage of the berries in season, a yummy cake (your own or store bought) and a twist on whipped cream. It’s easy and always a hit!
Simply take your favorite berries, wash and slice if necessary. Squeeze the juice of one lime, add two or three tablespoons of your favorite sweetener-preferably honey or agave, and then roughly chop four or five mint leaves. Let this macerate for several hours.
To prepare the dessert, take a store bought pound cake or angel food cake, or bake your own. We made an orange pound cake-very yummy and it added a different flavor to the dessert. Slice the cake and cut into cubes.
Place the cake cubes in the bottom of a dessert dish and spoon your juicy berries over the cake.
The final touch is coconut whipped cream. Unfortunately, our photo shows what the cream should not look like because I bought the wrong can. You need to use coconut cream (Trader Joe’s is a good one), do not use coconut milk or cream of coconut. It helps to use a cold bowl to mix the cream and you must use cold coconut cream. In you mixer place the solid part of the liquid, add 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar and a dash of vanilla. Be patient, it will take a little longer to whip than dairy whipped cream. Once you have whipped cream, top your dessert with this yummy goodness and enjoy!
Happy Baking,
Katiepies
The cream may not have turned out the way you expected BUT, it still tasted wonderful over the berries. 🙂