Name: Strawberries and cream
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 250 gm strawberries, hulled, coarsely chopped, plus extra, sliced, to serve; 20 ml Grand Marnier; 70 gm pure icing sugar, sieved; 400 gm crème fraîche; 200 gm thickened cream; 1 tsp vanilla bean paste; To serve: shop-bought shortbread or meringue, crushed

This dessert is ridiculously easy and ridiculously good.

Ingredients

250 gm strawberries, hulled, coarsely chopped, plus extra, sliced, to serve

20 ml Grand Marnier

70 gm pure icing sugar, sieved

400 gm crème fraîche

200 gm thickened cream

1 tsp vanilla bean paste

To serve: shop-bought shortbread or meringue, crushed

Method

Main

1.Pulse strawberries, Grand Marnier and 2 tbsp icing sugar in a food processor to a rough purée and set aside.

2.Whisk crème fraîche, cream, vanilla and remaining icing sugar in an electric mixer until soft peaks form (2-3 minutes), then fold in half the strawberry purée to combine, divide among 4 serving bowls and refrigerate until required. Just before serving, top with sliced strawberries and crushed shortbread, then drizzle with remaining strawberry purée.

Styling by Emma Knowles

Styling by Alice Storey

Styling by Vanessa Austin