Strawberry Cream Cake

Name: Strawberry Cream Cake
Yield: Makes 10 to 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon vanilla; ¾ cup + 1 tablespoon sugar; ¼ teaspoon salt; ½ pkg (4 ounces) cream cheese, softened; ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar; 1½ cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted; ¾ cup cake flour; 1½ cups heavy whipping cream; 3 cups chopped strawberries, ½" pieces; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 1 tablespoon water; 1 tablespoon sugar

Preparation info

Makes
10 to 12
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Scandinavian Classic Baking

By Pat Sinclair

Published 2011

About

Bakers in all of the Scandinavian countries create an airy sponge cake like this to showcase the first strawberries of the season. Custard filling is sometimes spread between the layers. Save a few perfect berries for a garnish.

Ingredients

¾ cup cake flour
¾ cup + 1 tablespoon sugar

Cake
Scandinavia
Vegetarian

Method

Heat the oven to 350° F. Line the bottom of two 9" round cake pans with parchment paper or waxed paper. Spray the paper lightly with nonstick cooking spray. Sift the cake flour with 1 tablespoon sugar.

Place the eggs, ¾ cup sugar, salt, cream of tartar, water and vanilla in a l

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