Taste of Home
Layered Strawberry Cream Cake
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 40 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling
YIELD: 12 servings.
I created this dessert one Saturday when my daughter's friends dropped in. It was a hit, and word spread through the high school. It has been renamed "Amber's Dad's Good Stuff." —Frankie Allen Mann, Warrior, Alabama
Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1 cup sugar, divided
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2 large egg yolks
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 teaspoons grated orange zest
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2 cups cake flour
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/3 cup whole milk
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1/3 cup orange juice
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4 large egg whites
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FILLING:
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2-1/4 cups chopped fresh strawberries
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2 tablespoons sugar
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2 cups heavy whipping cream
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
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1/4 cup sour cream
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Whole strawberries for garnish
Directions
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1.
Line two greased 9-in. round baking pans with waxed paper and grease the paper; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and 3/4 cup sugar. Add egg yolks, vanilla and orange zest; mix well. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk and orange juice.
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2.
In another bowl, beat egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff glossy peaks form. Fold into batter.
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3.
Pour into prepared pans. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Gently peel off waxed paper and discard. Cool cakes completely.
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4.
In a bowl, combine the chopped strawberries and sugar; let stand for 30 minutes. In a bowl, beat cream and vanilla until cream begins to thicken. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar on high until stiff peaks form. Fold in sour cream.
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5.
Place one cake layer on a serving plate; top with chopped berries and half of the cream mixture. Top with the remaining cake and cream mixture. Garnish with whole berries.
Nutrition Facts
1 slice: 419 calories, 24g fat (15g saturated fat), 113mg cholesterol, 210mg sodium, 46g carbohydrate (25g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.
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