Grilled Poundcake with Chocolate Sauce and Whipped Cream
1¾ cup heavy cream, divided
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
4 ounces high quality dark chocolate, cut into small pieces
¼ cup butter, softened
1 pound cake, sliced into 1” thick slices
To make the chocolate sauce: In 1½-quart saucepan on Wolf cooktop over medium heat, bring ¾ cup cream to a boil. Add corn syrup and turn off heat. Remove from burner and add chocolate to pan. Gently stir chocolate into cream until smooth. Set aside.
Whip 1 cup cream with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar until stiff. Set aside.
To grill the pound cake: Preheat Wolf BBQ at medium heat for 15 minutes. Spread a thin layer of butter on both sides of pound cake slices and place on grill. Grill lightly for 2 minutes, turning slices over after 1 minute. Remove each piece from the grill to serving plates.
To serve: Top each pound cake slice with whipped cream and the warm chocolate sauce. Serve immediately.
Makes 8 servings.