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strawberry cream pound cake with ganache

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Karla Everett
Greenacres, WA

This is such a quick and delicious dessert , your guests will think you baked all day . I love strawberries and cream ! I have made this with jam and its good too.

(2 ratings)
yield 8 slices

Ingredients For strawberry cream pound cake with ganache

  • 16oz
    pre-made pound cake
  • 8 Tbsp
    strawberry preserves / jam
  • 1 1/2 c
    whipped topping, thawed
  • 2 pkg
    fresh strawberries , sliced ; divided
  • 1 1/3 c
    heavy cream
  • 16oz pkg
    semi-sweet chocolate chips

How To Make strawberry cream pound cake with ganache

  • 1
    Carefully , Slice pound cake horizontally in three layers.
  • 2
    Spread the bottom layer with strawberry preserves.
  • 3
    Take one package of strawberries , remove stem , slice ; Place berries on top of preserves.
  • 4
    In a small bowl , mix the whipped topping with 4 TBS. of the preserves. Dot 1/2 the cream mixture over the preserves and berries and gently spread until covered.
  • 5
    Place the second layer of the pound cake on top and repeat process with the remaining preserves , sliced berries and cream. Top with the top portion of the pound cake.
  • 6
    Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour or so. ( over night is good too )
  • 7
    In the top of a double broiler ; heat the heavy cream and choc. chips , stirring constantly until smooth and shiny.
  • 8
    Remove from the heat and set aside to allow the ganache to cool . Thickness should be pourable but not runny.
  • 9
    Pour the ganache over the chilled cake and top with freshly cut strawberries for garnish.
  • 10
    Slice and serve with extra ganache and strawberries on the side if desired.

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