Japanese Christmas Cake
Source of Recipe
the web
List of Ingredients
For the Sponge Cake:
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
3 each eggs
1 1/2 tablespoons butter -- melted
For the Whipping Cream:
2 cups heavy cream
4 tablespoons sugar
16 pieces whole strawberries
Recipe
Put eggs and sugar in a bowl and whisk very well. Place the bowl over hot water in another large bowl and whisk further. When the egg mixture becomes white, sift flour and baking powder together and add to the bowl. Add melted butter in the bowl and mix gently.
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Pour the batter into the pan and bake in the preheated oven for 25-35 min.
Remove the cake from the pan and cool it on a rack.
Cut the cake in half horizontally.
Mix heavy cream and sugar in a bowl. Whip the cream well.
Slice 8 pieces of strawberries into thin pieces.
Take the half of the whipped cream and mix the sliced strawberries. Place the cream on top of a round cake
slice. Place another cake slice on top of the cream. Spread the rest of the whipped cream on top and around the cake.
Decorate the cake with 8 pieces of strawberries.