GRILLED STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE WITH SWEET CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and place a rack in the center of the oven. Line a 9x5-inch baking pan with non stick aluminum foil and set aside.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Cream together softened butter and cream cheese in the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Stop the mixer occasionally to scrape down the bowl and make sure that the butter and cream cheese are evenly mixed.
• Add 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar to the butter and cream cheese mixture, and beat on medium speed until smooth and creamy, about 3 minutes.
• Beat in one egg at a time, mixing for one minute after each addition. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Beat in vanilla extract.
• Add dry ingredients (flour, baking powder and salt) all at once. Beat on low speed until dry ingredients are completely incorporated. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, rotating once or twice during baking. Bake until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean or with just a few crumbs. Allow cake to cool in the pan for 15 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool to room temperature.
• Wrap the cooled cake and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
• Slice the chilled pound cake into 8 thick slices.
• Toss the strawberries together with 1/3 cup granulated sugar in a small bowl. Allow to rest at room temperature for 20 minutes.
• Whip the heavy cream with powdered sugar, salt and vanilla until soft peaks form. Set aside.
• Grill the slices of pound cake over a warm, greased grill until golden brown grill marks appear on both sides of cake, flipping once.
• Warm the strawberries on the grill by spooning strawberries among 8 jumbo aluminum foil baking cups and warming alongside the pound cake.
• Serve warm pound cake slices with warmed strawberries and sweet cream.