This dessert should come with a disclaimer. Not only is it the most delicious dessert I've tasted in a very long time, if you happen to whip it up before 5:00pm, you will find yourself eating both servings and a little tipsy before the sun goes down.
This Valentine's Day dessert is for those of you who want dessert to come together quickly with minimal effort. You can buy all of the ingredients pre-made and assemble the dessert before serving. I used store-bought pound cake and store-bought blood orange sorbet. I cubed the pound cake, sprinkled it with sugar and toasted it in a skillet. I scooped 2 scoops of sorbet, topped with a generous pour of champagne, and then added the pound cake croutons on top. You could add whipped cream, too!
So, spend all your effort this Valentine's Day on dinner, and take a little help from the store for dessert. If you'd like to use my homemade lemon pound cake or my cream cheese pound cake recipe for croutons, you certainly could.
Do you want a champagne or sparkling wine suggestion? I don't know if I've told you this before, but in graduate school, I lived with a third-generation wine maker who specialized in sparkling wine. She taught me quite a lot about bubbles, and I consider myself very blessed to have tasted the amount of sparkling wines and champagnes that I have in my life. The main thing you want to look for is that a bottle says 'Methode Champenoise.' This ensures that it was made in the true method that Champagne is made (the second fermentation is in the bottle, not in large tanks before bottling). In my personal experience, you can hardly go wrong with any bottle that says 'Methode Champenoise.' That's the beauty of the Pinot grape, in my opinion.
For champagne, I recommend Veuve Clicquot Rose.
For a Brut rose sparkling wine, my personal favorite is Handley Cellars.
Others? Gloria Ferrer or Schramsberg Mirabelle.
The brands we buy most frequently are Gloria Ferrer (since we used to be wine club members when we lived in California) and Piper Sonoma. We're serving Schramsberg at our wedding.
Ok, this concludes your impromptu lesson in sparkling wine. Enjoy this 4-ingredient, sure-to-impress dessert!
Get fancy with this delicious dessert for two.Champagne Sundaes (with toasted pound cake croutons)
Ingredients
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
2
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 589Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 252mgCarbohydrates: 95gFiber: 4gSugar: 70gProtein: 5g
Heather @ Heather's Dish says
I'm kind of for the getting tipsy before 5pm...is that OK to say? :)
Jolene (www.everydayfoodie.ca) says
Very pretty!!!!
Megan @ MegGoesNomNom says
I absolutely love this idea. So pretty and easy to toss together on date night.
claire @ the realistic nutritionist says
Um, best Valentine's Day dessert EVER in the history of the world. Love those pound cake nuggets!
Paula says
Beautiful Valentine's dessert. Love the pound cake croutons!
a farmer in the dell says
a little tipsy before 5 is okay with me! what a lovely dessert. Those pound cake crouton are genus!
Carla @ Carlas Confections says
Oh my goodness, I love this! Cant get over the pound cake croutons!
Stefanie@ Sarcastic Cooking says
TOASTED PONDCAKE!!!! WOW! I love this! There is this mango sorbet from Trader Joe's that would be soooooo good in this!
Sommer@ASpicyPerspective says
What a cool idea. Definitely trying this...
Sydney @ Crepes of Wrath says
Who needs Valentine's Day? I'm making this tonight! :)