STRAWBERRIES AND CHEAM CAKE
STRAWBERRIES-AND-CREAM CAKE
You*ll need to make and bake our White Cake
recipe twice to create this
glorious spring dessert that*s filled with fresh
strawberries and frosted
with whipped cream.
Prep time: 1 1/2 hours plus cooling
Baking time: 20 minutes per cake
Degree of difficulty: Moderate
Vegetable cooking spray
White Cake (recipe follows)
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BUTTERCREAM
6 tablespoons butter, softened (no substitutions)
2 cups confectioners* sugar
3 tablespoons heavy or whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup finely chopped fresh strawberries
1/3 cup strawberry jelly, melted
2 cups heavy or whipping cream
1/4 cup confectioners* sugar
Sliced strawberries, blueberries and mint sprigs,
for garnish
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Line a 15 1/2x10 1/2-inch
jelly-roll pan with foil;
lightly coat foil with vegetable cooking spray.
2. Make batter for one recipe White Cake. Spread
batter evenly in prepared
pan. Bake 20 minutes, until toothpick inserted in
center comes out clean.
3. Cool cake in pan on large wire rack 10 minutes;
invert cake onto rack.
Remove pan and foil; cool completely. Repeat
process with another recipe
White Cake. (Can be made ahead. Cover and freeze
cakes up to 1 month. Thaw
at room temperature 30 minutes.)
4. Make Buttercream: Beat butter in large mixer
bowl until smooth. Add
confectioners* sugar, heavy cream and vanilla;
beat until light and
fluffy. Makes 1 1/3 cups. Stir in chopped
strawberries.
5. Place 1 cake layer on large platter; tuck four
strips of wax paper
under cake. Brush top of cake with melted jelly.
Spread buttercream over
jelly; top with second cake layer.
6. Beat cream and confectioners* sugar in mixer
bowl at medium-high speed
until stiff peaks form. Spread over top and sides of
cake. Remove
wax-paper strips. Garnish cake with sliced
strawberries, blueberries and
mint sprigs, if desired. Refrigerate up to 2 hours
before serving. Makes
24 servings.
Per serving
Calories 415
Total Fat 22 g
Saturated Fat 13.5 g
Cholesterol 67 mg
Sodium 343 mg
Carbohydrates 52 g
Protein 4 g
WHITE CAKE
Prep time: 15 minutes
Degree of difficulty: easy
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 1/4 cups sugar
4 large egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup milk
1. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in bowl.
2. Beat butter in large mixer bowl at medium-high
speed until smooth.
Gradually beat in sugar, scraping bowl
occasionally with rubber spatula,
until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add whites;
beat 1 minute more.
Beat in vanilla.
3. With mixer at low speed, add dry ingredients
alternately with milk,
beginning and ending with dry ingredients, until
blended. Proceed with
Strawberries-and-Cream Cake recipe.
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