Chocolate-Orange Creme Genoise

Ingredients

• 1 chocolate genoise, split in half
• 1 12 ounce jar orange marmalade
• 3 cups whipping cream
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• Grand Marnier, to taste
• 2 pints Strawberries, for accompaniment

Method

• Whip the whipping cream with sugar until stiff.
• Place bottom half of split cake on cake platter. Sprinkle with Grand Marnier. Top with about 1/4 cup orange marmalade. Top with second half of geniose.
• Fold remaining marmalade into whipped cream. Sprinkle with more Grand Marnier (no, no, noooooo drinking that!). Top with whipped cream mixture and refrigerate until service time.
• Meanwhile, clean strawberries and cut in quarters, leaving one whole for each serving. Place in bowl with a sprinkle of sugar and doused with a little Grand Marnier. Serve strawberries on the side with the genoise.

Notes

• SERVINGS: 10
• SOURCE: Apple Charlotte