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Strawberry Layer Cake
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serves/makes:
ready in:
1-2 hrs
1-2 hrs
ingredients
Cake
3 1/2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup butter or margarine at room temperature
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup milk
8 egg whites (save yolks for something else)
Glaze
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup orange liquor
Strawberry Mousse
4 cups strawberries
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 package (2.25 teaspoon size) unflavored gelatin
1 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
1 1/2 cup heavy cream
3 egg whites
Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting
3 packages (8 ounce size) cream cheese
1/2 cup heavy cream
enough powdered sugar to taste
Garnish
extra strawberries
chocolate covered strawberries (optional)
directions
For Cake: Cream butter and sugar until fluffy, then add eggs and vanilla and blend smooth.
Mix flour and baking powder and add alternating with milk. Beat whites until stiff but not dry and fold into mixture.
Divide mixture into three 10 inch greased and floured cake pans. Bake in a 375 degrees F oven for about 20 minutes or until done. Cool in pan for 10 minutes and remove to rack to cool.
For Glaze: Heat sugar and liquor to a boil and remove from heat.
For Mousse: Puree 2 cups of strawberries and blend in powder sugar. Dissolve gelatin in lemon juice. Heat puree with gelatin and lemon juice until gelatin is dissolved. Remove from heat to cool.
Whip cream to soft peaks and fold into cooled puree. Beat whites stiff and not dry and blend into puree mixture.
For Assembly: Brush tops of cake layers with some of the cooled glaze. Place a layer on serving plate and spread with some mousse. Add on some slice strawberries in a single layer.
Place on the second layer, spread on some mousse, and add on some strawberries.
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reviews & comments
I am puzzled....directions state: cream butter and sugar until fluffy, add eggs and vanilla and blend smooth...I don't see the egg quantity. I see 8 egg whites to beat and fold in later.....????