Description
Portable, playful strawberry shortcake on skewers, featuring juicy strawberries, tender pound cake cubes, and a cloud of sweet whipped cream, perfect for parties and picnics.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups strawberries, hulled and halved
- 1 pound pound cake or shortcake loaf, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 cup heavy cream, chilled (for whipped cream)
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, plus extra for dusting
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Wooden or metal skewers, long enough for assembly (for serving, optional)
Instructions
- Preheat Your Equipment: If you prefer a lightly toasted cake, preheat oven to 350°F (optional).
- Combine Ingredients: In a chilled mixing bowl, whip 1 cup heavy cream with 2 tablespoons powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until soft peaks form.
- Prepare Your Cooking Vessel: If toasting cake, place cake cubes on a baking sheet and toast 4 to 6 minutes until lightly golden, then cool slightly.
- Assemble the Dish: Thread strawberries and cake cubes alternately onto skewers, leaving a little space at each end for handling. Repeat until all ingredients are used, about 2 to 4 cake pieces and 2 to 4 strawberry halves per skewer depending on length.
- Cook to Perfection: If you toasted cake, warm assembled skewers in the oven 1 to 2 minutes to meld flavors, or serve cold for a refreshing bite.
- Finishing Touches: Just before serving, drizzle or dollop whipped cream over the kabobs and dust lightly with powdered sugar.
- Serve and Enjoy: Arrange kabobs on a platter or stand them upright in a tall jar for presentation, serve immediately with extra whipped cream or chocolate sauce if desired.
Notes
- To keep kabobs from getting soggy, assemble close to serving time and add whipped cream just before serving.
- Chill strawberries before assembling to make handling easier and to keep them firm.
- Use angel food cake for a lighter alternative or mini brownies for a chocolate variation.
- For a citrus lift, add a teaspoon of lemon zest to the whipped cream.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes (optional toasting)
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Assemble (optional toast)
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 kabob
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg
Keywords: Strawberry Shortcake Kabobs, strawberry kabobs, shortcake skewers, summer dessert, party dessert, handheld dessert