Semi Homemade Mini Strawberry Shortcake. Delicious little treats made with store bought pound cake, amaretto soaked strawberries and sweet amaretto whipped cream, all packed in a cute push up pop. The perfect entertaining dessert for your Easter dinner.

What is Amaretto?

Amaretto is a sweet Italian liqueur with an almond flavor

Why I love this Semi Homemade Mini Strawberry Shortcake Recipe.

First and foremost, the flavor. I love the hint of almond flavor the amaretto lends to this dessert.
A hostesses dream dessert: The recipe starts with a store bought cake, can be made in advance, is versatile (meaning made into a mini or a full size dessert, see below).

How to Make a Larger Version of this Semi Homemade Mini Strawberry Shortcake

Cut thawed pound cake lengthwise into thirds (see diagram below)
Using a 2½ inch round cutter, cut cake into 12 rounds
On a serving platter, place 1 pound cake round
Layer with strawberries and whipped cream
Repeat layers once more
Garnish with toasted almonds

To cut the pound cake into large slices, lay the pound cake on its side and slice.

How to make Mini Strawberry Shortcake Push Up Pops

Place the pound cake on a cutting board, top facing up (see picture below), slice into thirds and then slice each piece in half for a total of 6 pieces.
Lay each piece on its side, use a 1¾ inch round cookie cutter to make cake rounds.
Drop a piece of pound cake into the bottom of 10 push up pops.
Add a few strawberries.
Add a small amount of whipped cream
Repeat the layers.
Top with toasted almonds.

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Semi Homemade Mini Strawberry Shortcake

Yield: MAKES 12 PUSH UP POPS OR 6 (2½ INCH) CAKES

This dessert is not just cute, it also tastes incredible!

Ingredients

For the Strawberries:

2½ cups fresh strawberries, chopped for push up pops and sliced for large shortcakes
¼ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup amaretto
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Shortcakes:

1 (16 ounce) store bought (I used Sara Lee) frozen pound cake, thawed

For the Amaretto Whipped Cream:

2 cups heavy whipping cream
¼ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup amaretto
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract

For the Topping:

¼ cup almond slivers, toasted

Instructions

For the Strawberries:

In a medium bowl, add the chopped strawberries, sugar, amaretto and vanilla.
Stir to combine; let stand (about 10 minutes), occasionally stirring.

For the Pound Cake:

Slice thawed pounds cake (as shown in the picture) into thirds and the slice each piece lengthwise again. Giving you SIX pieces.
Lay the slice on its side, use a 1¾ inch round cookie cutter and cut through each piece 4 circles a total of 24 rounds from all slices. Set aside.

For the Amaretto Whipped Cream:

Pour cold whip cream, sugar, amaretto, vanilla and almond extract into a cold large mixing bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment.
Whisk until soft peaks form. NOTE: Do not walk away! If you let heavy cream whip too long you will end up with butter and you don't want that.

Putting it all Together:

Add a pound cake round to the bottom of a push up pop.
Sprinkle a few strained strawberries.
Top with a small amount of the whipped cream.
Repeat layers.
Top with toasted almonds.

For Large Size Strawberry Shortcakes:

Slice the pound cake into THREE lengthwise pieces (see diagram).
Using a 2½ inch round cutter, cut 12 rounds.
Follow the same directions for the strawberries and the whipped cream.
On a serving plate, place 1 pound cake round; layer with strawberries and whipped cream.
Repeat layers.
Top with toasted almonds.

Notes

PUSH UP POPS: Finding a way to stand up push up pops can be a challenge. I have found that the best way is to use rice. The offers enough stability to keep them standing and is easy to push the pop into.

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Semi Homemade Mini Strawberry Shortcake

What is Amaretto?

Why I love this Semi Homemade Mini Strawberry Shortcake Recipe.

How to Make a Larger Version of this Semi Homemade Mini Strawberry Shortcake