Strawberry Mousse

Serves 4

Ingredients:

* 1 lb ripe strawberry, hulled and sliced
* 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
* 1 tablespoon kirsch or 1 tablespoon Grand Marnier
* 1⁄2 cup confectioners' sugar
* 1 1⁄4 cups heavy cream (or whipping cream)

How To Cook:
1. Place half the strawberries in a bowl and sprinkle with the granulated sugar and kirsch.

2. Let macerate for 15 minutes.

3. Puree the remaining strawberries together with the confectioners' sugar in a blender.

4. Whip the cream to stiff peaks.

5. Reserve a quarter of the whipped cream for garnish and refrigerate.

6. Carefully fold the remaining cream into the pureed strawberries.

7. Arrange the macerated strawberries in 4 balloon-shaped wine glasses, reserving a few strawberry slices for garnish.

8. Fill the glasses with the strawberry cream, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for a few hours.

9. Pipe the reserved whipped cream through a pastry bag fitted with a star tip over the mousse and decorate with the remaining sliced strawberries.

Note: 
Substitute an equal amount of raspberries for the strawberries.