Strawberry shortcake on skewers

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How to Make Strawberry Shortcake Skewers

Time: 15 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

Transform the popular homemade Strawberry Shortcake into kebabs for a perfectly atmospheric dessert for a summer barbecue party. It's all the same ingredients: cake, strawberries, and whipped cream, plus a secret ingredient—a sugar crust that caramelizes the juicy berries after grilling. Thread alternate strawberries and pound cake pieces onto skewers, roll in sugar, and grill. Dip the dessert in whipped cream and enjoy.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

16 pieces pound cake, 2-1/2 inches long (about three-quarters of an 8-inch cake)
16 medium strawberries, leaves removed, cores left (large berries cut in half)
1.5 cups + 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 cup heavy cream
0.5 tsp vanilla extract
Vegetable oil to grease the grill grate
Special equipment: 4 skewers, 30 cm long.

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
In a large bowl, combine pound cake, strawberries, and 1.5 cups sugar until evenly coated (the sugar may clump and coat the berries and pound cake unevenly). Thread a pound cake slice and strawberry onto a skewer; repeat 3 times per skewer. Repeat with the remaining skewers and ingredients. Place the skewers on a rimmed baking sheet.

In a medium bowl, combine the cream, the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, and vanilla extract. Beat with a mixer until soft peaks form. Cover the whipped cream and refrigerate.
Lightly oil the grill grate. Place the skewers on the grate and cook, covered, until grill marks appear, about 1 minute. Using a spatula, carefully loosen the skewers from the grate and turn them over with tongs. Continue cooking, covered, until the cake and strawberries are grill marks and the sugar begins to bubble and caramelize, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve with whipped cream.

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recipe / Backyard Recipes / Summer dishes / Grill, barbecue / Grilled flour products / Desserts / Cupcakes, biscuits / Fruit desserts / / / Food Network - recipes / American cuisine