Strawberry layered cake
Strawberry layered cake recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 3 teaspoon baking powder
- Dash of salt
- 16 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 pint whipping cream
- Red food coloring, if desired
- 1 pint fresh strawberries, cleaned and sliced
Recipe method:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Heat half-and-half in a saucepan until boiling. Add butter and set aside.
- In bowl blend sugar, vanilla extract and eggs, beat on high with mixer until mixture is very light and fluffy.
- In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt, add egg mixture, then add half-and-half mixture, mixing well after each addition.
- Pour batter into a well greased and floured springform pan.
- Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
- Cool slightly and remove from pan.
- Let cool completely.
- Cut cake into three even layers.
- Brush away any loose crumbs.
- Place on serving platter.
- Whip the cream cheese until very smooth, add the powdered sugar and whipping cream, beating until mixture is creamy, smooth and fluffy.
- You may add a few drops of food coloring if desired to tint frosting.
- Spread frosting between each layer, place sliced strawberries on each layer.
- Spread remaining frosting on top and sides of assembled cake.
- Garnish with strawberries on top and on sides.
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