strawberry heaven

Name: Strawberry Heaven
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Ingredients: ## CAKE; 1 cup(s) ap flour...i used organic unbleached; - few grains of salt; 6 large eggs , separated; 1 cup(s) sugar; 1 tablespoon(s) lemon juice; 1 teaspoon(s) lemon zest, grated; 1 tablespoon(s) cold water; ## STRAWBERRIES AND TOPPING; 4 cup(s) 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 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract

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Doreen Fish

Oshawa, ON

Updated on Jul 20, 2011

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!!

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method ---

yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

CAKE
1 cup ap flour...i used organic unbleached
- few grains of salt
6 large eggs , separated
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest, grated
1 tablespoon cold water
STRAWBERRIES AND TOPPING
4 cups 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 teaspoon vanilla extract

How To Make strawberry heaven

Step 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.

Step 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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