HOLIDAY TREATS - POUND CAKE AND FRUIT DESSERT

I love quick desserts that are decadent.  If you have pound cake, you have at least two quick desserts.  First, you cut pound cake into 1/2 inch thick slices and set to the side.

DESSERT ONE

Next, the filling:  Take 2 cups (or more) of any kind of berries you want - strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and mix them in a bowl with 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.  Mix well and you will see the juice emerge from the berries. 

Then take two cups of whipping cream and 4 tablespoons of confectioner's sugar and use a mixer to combine the two.  When the cream is nice and fluffy, stop mixing or you may make butter. (Ha! Ha1)

Now, it's time to combine the ingredients.  Place a slice of pound cake on a plate.  Then take some of the juice from the berries and put it over the surface of the cake. This juice infuses the pound cake with tantalizing berry flavor. Then take about 3 tablespoons of whipped cream and spread over the cake.  Then add the same amount of berries and spread them over the whipped cream and add another layer of whipped cream.  Top with another slice of cake and repeat the process, but do not put another slice of cake on top, unless you want more than two layers of cake. Top the last coating of berries with whipped cream.

DESSERT TWO

You can take this dessert and turn it into a parfait. The only difference is that you will have to cube the pound cake and use multiple cubes for each layer depending upon the glass or container you are using.  Make the first layer the whipped cream and then layer in the cake.  Do the same process as the first cake dessert, alternating berries, cream and cake.  Again, the whipped cream should be the top layer, but you can sprinkle a few berries on top for decoration.

P.S. - You can use other cake, biscuits, or cupcakes, too, instead of pound cake.