Classic Strawberry Cake

Name: Classic Strawberry Cake
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for greasing; 4 large eggs; 1 cup (130 g) cake flour; 1 pinch salt; 2 tablespoons milk, at room temperature; 2½ cups (600 ml) heavy whipping cream; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 drops pink food coloring; ¼ teaspoon strawberry extract, or to taste; ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar; 8 small strawberries, hulled

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Anime Café

By Nadine Estero

Published 2024

About

Throughout the Death Note series, L is seen eating sweets ranging from small chocolates to elaborate cakes. I wanted to include this classic strawberry cake because it was so good that he asked Misa for her slice after he quickly devoured his.

Ingredients

Vanilla Sponge Cake

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for greasing
4 large eggs
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Asia
Japan
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Steps

To make the vanilla sponge cake: Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease the sides and bottom of the 7-inch (18 cm) round cake pan with butter or line it with parchment paper.
Prepare a double boiler by bringing at least 1½ inc