GRILLED ANGEL FOOD CAKE WITH GRILLED PEACHES AND CREAM AND CHERRY COULIS

Grilled Angel Food Cake with Grilled Peaches and Cream and Cherry Coulis image

Provided by Jeff Mauro, host of Sandwich King

Categories dessert

Time 40m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Vegetable oil, for oiling grill grates
4 mini angel food cakes or sponge cake rounds
4 ripe peaches, halved and pitted
1 cup whipping cream
8 ounces mascarpone
2 tablespoons honey
Seeds from 1/2 vanilla pod
2 cups fresh cherries, pitted
2 tablespoons champagne vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1/2 cup pistachios, crushed

Steps:

For the cake and peaches: Heat a grill to medium-high heat and oil the grates with vegetable oil.
Grill the cakes until dark grill marks appear, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Grill the flesh side of the peaches until dark grill marks appear, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
In a cold stand mixer bowl using a whisk attachment, combine the whipping cream, mascarpone, honey and vanilla. Whip to medium-stiff peaks. Set aside.
For the cherry coulis: In a blender, blend the cherries, champagne vinegar, dark brown sugar and 2 tablespoons water until the mixture is smooth. Transfer to a small saucepot and heat until the sugar dissolves. Strain out any solids if necessary and set aside to cool.
In each of 4 shallow bowls, put a small puddle of coulis. Add a cake on top of that, followed by the grilled peaches and a nice dollop of the mascarpone cream. Garnish with a happy helping of crushed pistachios.