It's a berry good dessert!

Promising great things and following through with them are two different things. So, I'm finally making good on a shortcake recipe I intended to make last week. I won't even try to tell you it wasn't good, because it was.

Easy Ingredients:

1/2 cup fresh blackberries, rinsed
1/2 cup fresh raspberries, rinsed
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons amaretto

1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons confectioners sugar
1/2 tablespoon orange extract

4 shortcake dessert cups

What to do:

1. In a small sauce pan add the first 4 ingredients. Keep burner on low for the first five minutes, for another 4 minutes cook on medium high. Stirring occassionally, raspberries will begin to break apart.

2. Remove berries from heat, setting aside for approximately 30 minutes to thicken slightly.

3. Whip cream times! Place bowl in fridge to cool or at the very least run cold water over bowl. Heavy whipping cream should not be removed from the refrigerator until just before making whipped cream. This provides the thickest peaks.

4. Pour whipping cream into bowl and using a hand mixer or stand mixer on high begin mixing. After a minute you will begin to notice peaks forming and the cream to stiffen. Add confectioners sugar while slightly blending and add orange extract. Whip to a stiff consistency.

5. Place shortcake on plate, scoop a small amount of berries and juice on to cake. Add a dollop of whipped cream (as much or as little as you'd like).

The sugar and touch of amaretto takes the tang out of the raspberries, the fresh whipped cream adds some indulgence. What a great spring treat or anytime you can catch a deal on fresh berries. Guess what? It's a *Sara Original.

Enjoy!