Angel Food Cake With Strawberries (& Chocolate Sauce)
Juicy strawberries and fluffy and light cubes of angel food cake threaded onto skewers and served with warm chocolate dipping sauce. You'll be everyone's best friend if you serve this 10-minute angel food strawberry dessert at your next BBQ!
Servings: 4 to 5
Equipment
Ingredients
For the strawberry skewers
- 10 wooden skewers
- 24 strawberries cut in half (about 1 pound)
- 1 pound angel food cake (or madeira, vanilla or lemon cake) cut into cubes a similar width to the strawberries
For the warm chocolate dipping sauce
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 cup heavy cream (or thickened cream or double cream)
- 3½ ounces chocolate (I like dark chocolate, but use milk instead if you like. If using chocolate chips, semi-sweet or bitter sweet work well.)
- 1 pinch salt (optional, for balance)
Instructions
- Thread the half-strawberries and cake cubes onto the skewers alternately.10 wooden skewers, 24 strawberries, 1 pound angel food cake
- To make the sauce, combine the butter and cream in a small glass jug or bowl. Heat in the microwave in 30-second bursts until warm and the butter has melted. Stir well.¼ cup butter, 1 cup heavy cream
- Break up the chocolate into pieces, if using a bar. Drop into the warm butter and cream mixture and let melt for a few minutes. Then stir until smooth. At this point you can also stir in a pinch of salt if you like.3½ ounces chocolate, 1 pinch salt
- Pour the sauce into little individual bowls for people to dip their strawberries and cake into.
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Notes
Make-ahead instructions: You can make the dessert a few hours ahead. Just assemble the skewers then store in an airtight container in the fridge until ready to serve. You can also make the sauce in advance, however you may wish to re-warm the sauce again in the microwave just before serving.
Alternatives: Try different fruits, cake, and chocolate. Ideas: pineapple, mango, blueberries, other berries, lemon cake, chocolate cake.
Leftover sauce: Keep covered in the fridge. You can then take spoonfuls of it and form into balls for simple but delicious chocolate truffles (roll in a bit of cocoa powder if you like). Alternatively, enjoy drizzled over ice cream, cake, or use as a dipping sauce for donuts!
Nutrition
Calories: 184kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 51mg | Potassium: 88mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 490IU | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1.2mg
