Strawberry Cake Recipe
A strawberry cake recipe you might like is this "one-bowl" cake:
2 ¼ C. sifted cake flour
1 1/3 C. sugar
3 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
½ C. vegetable shortening
¼ C. strawberry juice
12 large strawberries chopped and patted between paper towels to remove as much moisture as possible
½ C. milk (soymilk will work)
4 unbeaten egg whites (or dried egg white equivalents)
Sift together all dry ingredients. Stir the shortening to soften it and add the dry ingredients. Add the strawberry juice, strawberries and milk. Mix until the dry ingredients have absorbed the liquids. Using an electric hand mixer beat on high for two minutes. Add egg whites and beat for two more minutes.
Bake this strawberry cake recipe in two non-stick 8x1 ½ inch round pans at 350 degrees F. 30 to 35 minutes.
A delicious strawberry frosting for the strawberry cake recipe can be made using the recipe for Seven-Minute frosting. Seven-Minute frosting is delicious and can be made with strawberries.
Seven-Minute Frosting for Strawberry Cake Recipe
2/3 C. frozen strawberries, thawed and drained
1 C. sugar
Dash of salt
2 egg whites, unbeaten
Put all ingredients in the top of a double boiler. Beat for one minute with electric mixer. Then put over the boiling water, beating constantly until the frosting starts to form peaks (about seven minutes). Remove from the boiling water and continue to beat until the frosting is of a spreading consistency (about two minutes). This amount will frost the tops and sides of the strawberry cake recipe.
Any cake mix you want to use for a strawberry cake recipe is fine if you don't have the time to make a cake from 'scratch'. Strawberries can make a plain white, yellow or chocolate cake something really special.
There are few strawberry cake recipes, but many ways to use strawberries in icings, toppings and in between layers.
A very quick way to make frosting for a strawberry cake recipe is to use strawberry jelly or jam.
Strawberry Jam Frosting
½ C. jam
1 egg white (unbeaten)
Dash salt
Put all ingredients in a double boiler; cook over the boiling water, beating constantly with electric mixer for about 4 minutes.
Remove from heat and continue to beat until the frosting stands in peaks.
This is enough icing to frost the tops and sides of a strawberry cake recipe that makes two 8-inch layers.
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