Sometimes, I cheat and take shortcuts when people come over for dinner. After making a meal, sometimes it's just too much effort to also coordinate a dessert! Besides, J and I don't eat dessert regularly so I don't bake unless I'm pretty sure I'll be able to give at least half a batch away. So tonight, we had cheaters' strawberry shortcakes! Not the best presentation, but who's judging?
The cakes were from a Chinese bakery. I bought three slices of two-layer chiffon cake with lemon glaze filling for $1.55 (can't beat that price even if you bake it yourself!), and what you see above is actually only half of each slice. I split them so the desserts would be a more reasonable size after being topped with lightly sweetened vanilla flavored whipped cream and chopped strawberries macerated in a little sugar.
It was a very successful dessert: light yet decadent, not completely unhealthy, very cost efficient, and I don't have a pan of cake left staring at me at the end of the night.
The cakes were from a Chinese bakery. I bought three slices of two-layer chiffon cake with lemon glaze filling for $1.55 (can't beat that price even if you bake it yourself!), and what you see above is actually only half of each slice. I split them so the desserts would be a more reasonable size after being topped with lightly sweetened vanilla flavored whipped cream and chopped strawberries macerated in a little sugar.
It was a very successful dessert: light yet decadent, not completely unhealthy, very cost efficient, and I don't have a pan of cake left staring at me at the end of the night.
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Pretty. That's a good idea -- get some fluffy cakes from Asian markets, and top them with strawberries and whipped cream. Easy and delicious.
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