cake is soaked in liqueur

No picture yet….can’t wait to give it a try.

Ingredients:

1 frozen pound cake (10-12 ounces)or one homemade pound cake

4-5 tablespoons Amaretto liqueur

1/2 cup soft butter

3/4 cup confectioners sugar

1/2 cup Amaretto liqueur

1 ounce semisweet chocolate, chopped

2 tablespoons cream

1/4 cup sugar

1 cup whipping cream

1 pint strawberries (reserve 6 whole berries)

1 ounce semi sweet grated chocolate

Directions:

Cut cake in 4 or 5 horizontal layers. Sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon Amaretto.

Beat butter and sugar together until fluffy. Gradually add 1/2 cup Amaretto. Set aside.

Melt chocolate with cream and sugar. Set aside.

Beat cream until stiff. Fold in cooled chocolate mixture and the butter mixture.

Spread first layer with some of the cream mixture and sliced strawberries. Repeat layers. Frost entire cake with remaining cream mixture. Cover and rerigerate 6 hours.

Sprinkle with chocolate and garnish with strawberries.

Makes 6 servings.