strawberry banana cream cake
I used to make this cake for my sister on her birthday when she was a teenager. It was one of her favorites.
prep time
2 Hr 30 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
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yield
12 to 16
Ingredients
- PREPARE AND CHILL
- 1 cup strawberries (sliced)
- 1 cup bananas (sliced)
- 1 box pudding, vanilla
- 12 ounces whipped cream, sweetened
- 10 - strawberries, whole (for garnish) opt
- 8 ounces yogurt, vanilla
- 1/4 cup milk
- CAKE
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup milk
- 5 large egg whites (stiff peaks)
- 5 - toothpicks
How To Make strawberry banana cream cake
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Step 1Preheat oven to 375* Prep: Strawberries hold out 10 whole set (chill) Don't slice bananas till time to Ice cake (bananas will turn brown). Lightly grease and flour 2 - 9x1 1/2 Cake pans. Slice one layer in half to make three layers
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Step 2In mixing bowl place, flour, baking powder, and salt. In mixer bowl beat shortening on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar, vanilla, and beat till fluffy.
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Step 3Add dry ingredients and milk alternating to beaten mixture. Beat on low speed after each addition.
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Step 4Wash beaters. In small mixing bowl beat egg whites beat till stiff peaks form. Gently fold into flour mixture. Pour into cake pans. Bake in 375* oven for 20 minutes till toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes on rack, remove from pans place on rack.
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Step 5Icing Cake: Combine yogurt and milk with whisk mix into instant pudding stir till thickens. Stir in 2 cups of whip cream, chill while cake cools. Put remainder of whip cream into refrigerator.
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Step 6Let's put it together:) Lay first layer face down on cake plate, spread pudding mixture on cake, layer 1 cup of sliced strawberries on top of pudding mixture, layer 1 cup of bananas on top of strawberries, layer 2 do same, place top layer face up on top carefully push toothpicks (5) around to hold layers together. Cover an chill 2 hours.
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Step 7Frost with remaining whipped cream. OPT Place the 10 remaining Strawberries end Down on top of cake. Serve chilled
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