strawberry short cake recipe anyone

sarahd ↓

Thu, May 10 2007, 3:02 pm

What I make is not exactly a shortcake; it's two layers of sponge cake, with whipped cream and strawberries in the middle and whipped cream on top.

My sponge cake recipe:

3 eggs, separated
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup water

Make a snow, add 1/4 c. sugar to snow. Beat yolks and sugar till light yellow, add rest of ingredients. Fold in snow. Bake in 2 layer cake pans @ 350° for app. 15 minutes till tester comes out dry. Cool on rack.

Slice strawberries, add 1-2 T. confectioners sugar and let stand ca. 15 minutes.

Whip one small topping, add a capful of vanilla extract.

Put cake together.

farmom ↓

Thu, May 10 2007, 3:07 pm

writing this from memory, 'icing' is not the correct word

Cake:
make sponge cake (spice and spirit has a good recipe)
either in a really tall round pan, or two shorter ones.
If you use the tall option, slice it in half width wise.

Icing: whip up 4 rich's whip with a package of vanilla pudding flavoring (I guess vanilla would do the same thing) or a package of mashed frozen strawberries (this makes the icing pink)

to assemble:
generously slather icing on top of first cake. place sliced strawberries on top.
put second cake on top of first one.
cover both cakes with icing
decorate top with sliced/whole strawberries

↑ farmom

Thu, May 10 2007, 3:13 pm

hey, Sarahd, we posted almost the same recipe Very Happy

as to why mine has 4 cartons of whip, I have no idea.
maybe it's supposed to be 1??
Confused

now, any ideas for substitutions for the whip? Can't get that here Sad

bashinda ↓

Thu, May 10 2007, 3:15 pm

What is "make a snow" I asked that before but I still don't get it. Does it mean to whip the whites until stiff or not so stiff?

queen ↓

Thu, May 10 2007, 3:18 pm

SSC is one of my easiest desserts!!!!

Yellow duncan heinz mix (not sure you can get them where you live)
I bake one big round bundt pan cake.
cut in half.
spread riches whip on bottom layer, and layer with sliced strawberries.
I then cover cake with top layer (remember you cut the cake in half horizontally) and sprinkle powdered sugar ontop.

real easy, but must keep cake refrigerated.

enjoy

↑ sarahd

Thu, May 10 2007, 3:22 pm

bashinda wrote:

What is "make a snow" I asked that before but I still don't get it. Does it mean to whip the whites until stiff or not so stiff?

Whip the whites till you can stand a spoon in them.

chocolate moose

Thu, May 10 2007, 4:26 pm

dh loves strawberr short cake but I can't make it so well.

I have done the kind of cake from the packaged dough, and there is a recipe on the pkge to slice strawberries and defrost whip and assemble it.

↑ bashinda

Thu, May 10 2007, 4:55 pm

sarahd wrote:

bashinda wrote:

What is "make a snow" I asked that before but I still don't get it. Does it mean to whip the whites until stiff or not so stiff?

Whip the whites till you can stand a spoon in them.

thanks!

bonzie

Thu, May 10 2007, 5:03 pm

I was once at someone's house that made a strawberry shortcake roll, it was delicious! she put angel foods cake on a long baking pan, and baked it, spread it with whip, put on strawberry and kiwi, rolled it, and decorated the outside with strawberrys and kiwis, I tried to do it, but it didn't "roll" so well, so I just ended it up cutting it into three layers, anyway it all tastes the same, but hers was so elegant.

↑ shayna82

Thu, May 10 2007, 6:04 pm

I only have 9 x 13 pans to make cakes in. I also have a tube pan. what kind of strawberry short cake can I make in that size pan. should I split the sponge cake recipe into two 9x 13's then each one will be really thin, therefore it will come out good when layering????

micki

Thu, May 10 2007, 8:47 pm

I just made an strawberry ice cream roll.
made a jelly cake, made strawberry ice cream- whip dessert, blended frozen strawberries, rice dream and confec sugar,
and then I spread it on the jellyroll cake, and froze.
on shabbos I cut up astrawberries and garnish it.

↑ queen

Thu, May 10 2007, 9:16 pm

shayna82 wrote:

I only have 9 x 13 pans to make cakes in. I also have a tube pan.

I always make my SSC's in a tube pan. (it's a pretty one, however a tube no less...)