Strawberry Alaska No-Bake

Description
Yield: 8 servings.

Ingredients

 * 6 cups whole fresh California strawberries
 * ¾ cup sugar
 * ¼ cup orange-flavored liqueur
 * 1 frozen pound cake (11½ ounces), defrosted
 * 1 can (7 ounces) refrigerated whipped light cream

Directions

 * 1) Early in the day or the day before, prepare strawberry ice: in blender, whirl berries smooth.
 * 2) Add sugar and liqueur; whirl again to dissolve.
 * 3) Pour into deer back pan (10 x 4 x 2 inches) or loaf pan (9 x 5 x 2¾ inches) and freeze until almost firm.
 * 4) Cut cake into 6 slices.
 * 5) Arrange evenly over strawberry ice.
 * 6) Return to freezer for at least one hour.
 * 7) Then unmold strawberry ice onto serving plate by loosening along edges with knife; touch bottom of pan in hot water for 10 seconds.
 * 8) (if melting occurs, place dessert in freezer for 10 minutes.
 * 9) ) "frost" entire cake with whipped light cream.
 * 10) Return to freezer for an hour, or cut and serve at once.
 * 11) Note: for ease in cutting remove from freezer 20 minutes before serving.
 * 12) Substitute: 2 packages (10 oz each) frozen sliced California strawberries with sugar and omit ¾ cup sugar.
 * 13) Thaw just enough to chop.
 * 14) Whirl in blender, and proceed as directed above.