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Heavenly Strawberry Cream Cake

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Just like the name suggests, this strawberry cake is heavenly. If you're looking to make a strawberry cake from scratch, Heavenly Strawberry Cream Cake is the way to go. Any dessert with strawberries is sure to be a hit, especially during the summer months. With layers of custard filling and fresh strawberries, this cream cake looks impressive and tastes even better. Call it a birthday cake, wedding cake or any day of the week cake.

Notes


To prevent whipped cream from going flat, add 1 tsp unflavored gelatin, dissolved in 2 Tbsp of cold water to cream while whipping.

Cooking Time30 min

Ingredients

  • 2 3/4 cup cake flour, sifted
  • 3 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
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  • For the custard:
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoon Tbsp flour
  • dash of salt
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 4 cup or 1 quart strawberries
  • 1 1/2 cup heavy cream whipped and sweetened to taste

Instructions

For the cake:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
     
  2. Sift flour with baking powder and salt.
     
  3. Beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating thoroughly after each addition. Continue beating until mixture forms soft peaks.
     
  4. Cream butter; gradually add 1 cup sugar; cream until light and fluffy.
     
  5. Alternately add flour mixture and milk, small amount at a time; beating after each addition until smooth.
     
  6. Mix in flavoring, fold in egg whites.
     
  7. Pour in two 9-inch round cake pans that have been lined on bottom with wax paper. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until top springs back when pressed lightly. Cool.

For the custard:

  1. Meanwhile, make custard; combine sugar, flour and salt on top of double boiler.
     
  2. Combine 1/4 cup milk and egg yolks. Blend into sugar mixture.
     
  3. Stir in the 1 cup milk and butter; Cook and stir over bubbling water for 6-10 minutes or until thickened.
     
  4. Remove from hot water; Add vanilla. Cool.

Assemble:

  1. Split cake layers horizontally, making 4 layers.
     
  2. Slice strawberries, reserving a few whole ones for garnishing.
     
  3. Fill layers with custard filling, topped with sliced strawberries.
     
  4. Frost cake with sweetened whipped cream, garnish with reserved whole strawberries. Chill.
     

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