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Strawberry & angel cake skewers with chocolate dipping sauce

Juicy strawberries and pretty cubes of pink and white angel cake threaded onto skewers and served with warm chocolate dipping sauce. You'll be everyone's best friend if you serve this at your next party - and especially at your next baby shower. This is a wonderful summery dessert, but, I'm sure, will be well received at any time of year!

Prep Time
10 mins
Servings: 5
Calories: 184 kcal
Course: Snacks , Others
Cuisine: American , International , Canadian

Ingredients

For the skewers
  • strawberries cut in half length-wise (3 halves per skewer)
  • a simple store-bought Angel or Madeira cake cut into cubes a similar width to the strawberries (see notes)
  • Wooden skewers
For the warm chocolate sauce
  • 1.75 ounces dark chocolate
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • 1 teaspoon sugar

Instructions

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  1. Thread the half-strawberries and cake cubes onto the skewers alternately. Arrange on a plate.
  2. To make the sauce, melt the chocolate in 30-second intervals in a medium bowl in the microwave or over a simmering pan of water. Meanwhile, combine the butter, cream and sugar in a small pan and heat until well combined.
  3. Pour the cream and butter mixture over the chocolate and whisk until smooth.
  4. Drizzle a little of the chocolate sauce over the skewers (I used a disposable piping bag), then serve with the rest of the sauce in a bowl on the side for dipping.

Notes

  • Simple chocolate sauce recipe barely adapted from BBC Good Food.
  • I used a cake called an ‘Angel Layer Cake’ which can be picked up at supermarkets here in the UK (I went to Tesco's!) If you aren’t in the UK, just use any kind of pre-made pink and white cake (angel cake or madeira cake, for example).
  • It’s up to you how many skewers you make, of course, but the sauce is enough for roughly 5. Simply double or triple the ingredients for the chocolate sauce to make more.

Nutrition Information

Calories 184kcal (9%) Carbohydrates 6g (2%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 17g (26%) Saturated Fat 10g (50%) Cholesterol 44mg (15%) Sodium 51mg (2%) Potassium 88mg (3%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 490IU (10%) Calcium 23mg (2%) Iron 1.2mg (7%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 5Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 184

% Daily Value*

Calories 184kcal 9%
Carbohydrates 6g 2%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 17g 26%
Saturated Fat 10g 50%
Cholesterol 44mg 15%
Sodium 51mg 2%
Potassium 88mg 2%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 490IU 10%
Calcium 23mg 2%
Iron 1.2mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.