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raspberry valentines

(6 ratings)
Recipe by
Vicki Butts (lazyme)
Grapeview, WA

From Gourmet magazine.

(6 ratings)
yield 2 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For raspberry valentines

  • 1
    pound cake, store-bought
  • 1 pt
    raspberries (or strawberries)
  • 2 Tbsp
    sugar
  • 1/2 tsp
    fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 c
    whipping cream, chilled

How To Make raspberry valentines

  • 1
    Slice pound cake into 4 (1-inch) slices.
  • 2
    With a medium-sized heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out hearts from each slice of pound cake. Set aside.
  • 3
    In a medium bowl combine 1/2 of the raspberries and the sugar.
  • 4
    Crush berries with a fork.
  • 5
    Add remaining raspberries to the bowl.
  • 6
    Add the lemon juice and mix well.
  • 7
    Whip chilled cream until the soft peak stage.
  • 8
    Using 2 dessert plates, place 1 heart on each plate.
  • 9
    Pour 3/4 of the raspberry mixture over each cake.
  • 10
    Cover cakes with another pound cake heart.
  • 11
    Top with whipped cream and remaining raspberry mixture.

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