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strawberry heaven

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Doreen Fish
Oshawa, ON

Scrumptious, light and oh, so delicious!!! This is actually a sponge cake so it has no fat other than all those egg yolks!!! Worth every one!! Enjoy!!

(1 rating)
yield 12 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 1 Hr

Ingredients For strawberry heaven

  • CAKE
  • 1 c
    ap flour...i used organic unbleached
  • few grains of salt
  • 6 lg
    eggs , separated
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 1 Tbsp
    lemon juice
  • 1 tsp
    lemon zest, grated
  • 1 Tbsp
    cold water
  • STRAWBERRIES AND TOPPING
  • 4 c
    fresh strawberries
  • sugar to taste...i used about 2 tbsps for every cup of berries but you can adjust to your taste
  • fresh strawberries, washed and stems left on for decoration
  • 1
    16 oz container of fresh whipping cream
  • powdered sugar, to taste
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract

How To Make strawberry heaven

  • 1
    MAKE CAKE: Preheat oven to 325 Stir flour and salt together. Beat egg yolks until thick and pale and gradually beat in sugar.Stir in lemon juice, zest and water. Fold in dry ingredients.Mix well.Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry:fold into batter. mix in well. Bake in an UNGREASED 10 inch tube pan for one hour or until top springs back when lightly touched. Remove and invert pan on a cooling rack and let hang for 1 hour or until cool. Loosen cake with a spatula and shake out of pan.
  • 2
    Wash , stem and cut up about 3 cups of fresh strawberries. Put into a large bowl and sprinkle with granulated sugar. Let sit at room temperature , stirring occasionally ...you will eventually have berries in syrup. whip cream till firm, add vanilla and powdered sugar to taste. Continue whipping until stiff but not butter! To serve: Slice cake, pour about 2 tbsps of berries and syrup over cake slice, add a couple of spoons of whipped cream and garnish with fresh berries . I also drizzled a chocolate wine sauce on the plate first. ENJOY!!
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