Strawberry Tiramisu Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 24 ounces ripe strawberries, hulled and sliced (2 pints)
• 1/2 cup strawberry jam
• 8 ounces cream cheese or 8 ounces mascarpone, softened
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar, plus
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 6 tablespoons grand marnier or 6 tablespoons orange juice
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1 angel food cake (6-8-inch round)

Recipe

• 1 for double strawberry sauce:.
• 2 puree 1 1/4 cups of the sliced strawberries with the strawberry jam. refrigerate until serving time.
• 3 beat together the cheese, 1/3 cup confectionary sugar and 1 t. liqueur, until well blended and smooth.
• 4 in a separate bowl beat cream, remaining 2 t. sugar, and 2 t. liqueur, until soft peaks form. fold 1/2 cup of this into the cheese.
• 5 mixture.
• 6 with a serrated knife, cut cake in thirds horizontally.
• 7 drizzle each layer with 1 t. of the remaining liqueur.
• 8 spread bottom layer with one third of the cheese filling.
• 9 cover with one third of the sliced strawberries.
• 10 top with middle cake layer.
• 11 spread with half of the remaining filling and sliced strawberries.
• 12 add remaining cake layer.
• 13 top with remaining filling, and sliced.
• 14 berries.
• 15 frost cake with remaining whipped cream.
• 16 refrigerate at least 2 hours, or up to 24 hours before serving.
• 17 cut cake with a serrated knife.
• 18 serve each slice with sauce.