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Easy Dessert – Polka Dot Pound Cake Filled Chocolate Semifreddo

September 10, 2014 This post may contain affiliate links.

This Polka Dot Pound Cake Filled Chocolate Semifreddo is such a fun and festive dessert! It’s spotted with Sara Lee Pound Cake and it’s absolutely delicious!

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Polka Dot Pound Cake Filled Chocolate Semifreddo

Over the past year I have had so much fun creating surprise inside cakes. Today I decided to take that idea and change it up a bit to make a surprisingly easy dessert. Instead of stuffing cake inside cake, I thought it would be fun to try to stuff cake inside chocolate mousse, and it worked beautifully.

To keep this recipe quick and simple I started by using Sara Lee Frozen Pound Cake. All I had to do was slice the cake and cut it into polka dots. It couldn’t have been easier to make my cake shapes.

Sara Lee Frozen Pound Cake

Then I whipped up my favorite chocolate mousse, piped it into the pan that the Sara Lee pound cake came in, added my pound cake polka dots and more chocolate mousse, popped it in the freezer for a few hours, then sliced into it to reveal the polka dots. I have to say I was pretty excited to see this work so well.

I was even happier that it turned out to be so easy. I love when I can find a shortcut that really works for recipe.

pound cake cheesecake

I’m heading to my mom and dad’s this weekend for game night and I figured I’d throw some polka dots on a Sara Lee cheesecake too and bring it along with the semifreddo. I’m sure everyone will enjoy the desserts and think I slaved over them, when in reality, I spent less than 30 minutes doing it all.

 Polka Dot Pound Cake recipe

Polka Dot Pound Cake Filled Chocolate Semifreddo

Ingredients:

1 Sara Lee Frozen All Butter Pound Cake
1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
3 tablespoons water
3 tablespoons sugar
3 egg yolks, room temperature

Instructions:


How to make Polka Dot Pound Cake Filled Chocolate Semifreddo
Cut the pound cake into 1 inch thick slices. cut three different sized dots out of each cake slice. To add a touch of whimsy cut a very small hole out of the largest dots. Pop the cake back in the freezer while you make the chocolate mousse.

how to make Chocolate Semifreddo

Whisk whipping cream to soft peaks. Set aside.

Melt the chocolate in a large bowl.  Click here for detailed instructions.

Pour water and sugar in a small saucepan and bring it to a boil over medium heat. Stir until the sugar is dissolved creating a simple syrup. Whisk egg yolks in a medium bowl.  Continue to whisk while slowly drizzling in the simple syrup.

Combine eggs with melted chocolate, stirring until well incorporated.  Heat chocolate mixture in the microwave for 15 seconds then stir.

Add one third of the whipped cream and whisk until well incorporated.  Gently fold in the remaining whipped cream until fluffy.  Fill a large 18 inch pastry bag with the chocolate mousse.


 Polka Dot Pound Cake

Clean and dry the tin foil pan the pound cake came in.Pipe a thin layer of chocolate mousse in the bottom of the pan. Arrange the smallest polka dot pieces of cake in one straight line down the length of the pan. Add a little extra chocolate mousse around those pieces of cake.

Pipe chocolate mousse into the holes of the largest polka dot pieces of cake. Arrange those in a straight line down the length of the pan trying to line up the holes.

Pipe chocolate mousse over the tops and around the sides of all those pieces of cake. Tap the pan a few times to make sure the mousse fills in all the gaps.

Cake with Chocolate Semifreddo

Add the final row of polka dotted cake on top of that mousse. Pipe the remaining mousse on top. I saved just a little bit of mousse so I could add some polka dots to my cheesecake.

Chocolate Semifreddo cake

Smooth out the top, cover it in plastic wrap, and place in the freezer for at least four hours.

how to cut Chocolate Semifreddo

When you are ready to serve the semifreddo, tug on the sides of the tinfoil pan then cut slits down the middle of each side of the pan and simply peel the foil away from the semifreddo. Slice the semifreddo into 1 inch slices revealing the polka dots.You can keep this dessert stored in the freezer for at least a month. Just make sure it’s wrapped tightly. You can serve this right out of the freezer if you want a nice ice cream like texture or allow it to sit at room temperature for 10 to 20 minutes for a more mousse like texture. The choice is yours.

I was compensated by #CollectiveBias and it’s advertiser for sharing this post, but all opinions expressed here are my own.

 

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Comments

  1. Amanda @ Cookie Named Desire

    September 16, 2014 at 3:11 pm

    This looks so fun and delicious! I am so surprised at how easy it is to make this. Pinned!

    Reply
  2. Nicola - Pink Recipe Box

    September 12, 2014 at 7:30 am

    What a creative idea! The pound cake really adds something to the otherwise kinda, sorta, almost boring-ish semifreddo. Pinning and can't wait to try this.

    Reply
    • beth

      September 12, 2014 at 12:44 pm

      Thanks Nicola. I really love how the polka dots make the brown semifreddo pretty!

      Reply
  3. Ali Kirby

    September 11, 2014 at 2:59 pm

    I love the polka dots! So creative and fun! #client

    Reply
    • beth

      September 12, 2014 at 12:45 pm

      Thanks Ali =)

      Reply
  4. David Dial

    September 11, 2014 at 1:52 pm

    What a fun and creative idea! I love pound cake, and I love chocolate…so I think this Pound Cake Semifreddo is right up my alley. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • beth

      September 11, 2014 at 2:39 pm

      Thanks, David. I am excited about making this recipe again using a different design. There are so many possibilities.

      Reply
  5. Szczypta Słodyczy

    September 10, 2014 at 6:20 pm

    Hi, I'm visiting your blog for the first time – I'm impressed! So much colorfull and (I supose) tasty things like desserts and cakes. I'll keep your recipe and maybe check it one day 😉

    Reply
    • beth

      September 11, 2014 at 2:38 pm

      Thanks for stopping by to see my semifreddo dessert. I hope you visit again soon.

      Reply
  6. Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com

    September 10, 2014 at 5:58 pm

    Love it Beth…so fun!

    Reply
    • beth

      September 11, 2014 at 2:38 pm

      Thanks Jill=)

      Reply

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