Grilled Angel Food Cake with Berry-Wine Sauce & Fresh Lemon Whipped Cream

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Becky Luigart-Stayner

Sauce

Ingredients

1 cup sugar

1 cup good cabernet wine

1 cinnamon stick

orange rind stuck with 4 cloves

2 pounds (about 7-1/2 cups) strawberries, hulled and sliced

Instructions

For sauce: In a saucepan, combine sugar, wine, cinnamon stick, and orange rind with cloves. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 30 minutes, or until reduced by half, stirring occasionally. Strain out cinnamon stick, orange rind, and cloves. Cool, then pour over sliced berries and stir to coat. Chill in refrigerator.

Whiped Cream

Ingredients

1 cup whipping cream

3 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar

1 tablespoon lemon zest

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

For whipped cream: In a bowl, beat whipping cream until foamy. Gradually add confectioners’ sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla. Continue whipping until soft peaks form.