GRASSHOPPER CAKE WITH WHIPPED CREAM
AND CHOCOLATE SHAVINGS

I just love quick desserts. This simple dessert recipe for Grasshopper Cake with Whipped Cream and Chocolate Shavings, using store-bought pound cake, is a quick, easy and delicious take on the pie and drink by the same name. I prefer to make my own whipped cream but, if you are in a pinch for time, you can certainly use your favorite canned or frozen variety.

INGREDIENTS

• One loaf pound cake (about 10 or 11 ounces), fresh or frozen, thawed
• 3 tablespoons green Creme de Menthe
• 3 tablespoons white Creme de Cacao
• 1 cup whipping cream, whipped
• Semi-sweet or dark chocolate shavings or curls, for garnish

Keep the cake in its pan. Using a skewer or long, pointy knife, stab the cake multiple times, going all the way through to the bottom. Sprinkle the liqueurs all over. Let set several hours to soak. Before serving, slice the cake into serving pieces. Top each with whipped cream and garnish with chocolate shavings. Refrigerate any leftover cake.

Note: To make chocolate shavings, take a chunk or bar of chocolate and, using a vegetable peeler, shave off thin strips. They should curl as you peel, and they don't have to be uniform sizes. As a matter of fact, it looks much better if they are not perfect.