Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
Shirley Lambert of Tullahoma,
Tennessee, take strawberry
cake seriously. So seriously
she adds only fresh
strawberries to this dazzling
pink cake, along with coconut
and chopped pecans.
Now, this type of cake has been
around for some time. It's
based on a white cake mix to
which you add strawberry gelatin
and berries.
But of the countless cakes of
this genre I have tasted, this
is my favorite.
SERVES: 16
PREPARATION TIME: 10 minutes
BAKING TIME: 28 to 30 minutes
ASSEMBLY TIME: 20 minutes
Cake:
Solid vegetable shortening, for greasing the pans
Flour for dusting the pans
1 package (18.25 ounces) plain white cake mix
1 package (3 ounces) strawberry gelatin
1 cup mashed fresh strawberries with juice
(1 1/2 cups whole berries)
1 cup vegetable oil, such as canola, corn,
safflower, soybean, or sunflower
1/2 cup of whole milk
4 large eggs
1 cup of frozen unsweetened grated coconut, thawed
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, at room temperature
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
3/4 cup fresh ripe strawberries, rinsed, capped, and mashed to make 1/2 cup,
then drained well
1/2 cup frozen unsweetened grated coconut, thawed
1/2 cup of chopped pecans
What you do:
Place a rack in the center of the oven
and preheat the oven to 350 degrees
Fahrenheit.
Lightly grease three 9-inch round cake
pans with solid vegetable shortening,
then dust with flour.
Shake out the excess flour.
Set the pans aside.
Place the cake mix, strawberry gelatin,
mashed strawberries and juice, oil,
milk, and eggs in a large mixing bowl
and blend with an electric mixer on
low speed for 1 minute.
Stop the machine and scrape down the
sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
Increase the mixer speed to medium and
beat for 2 minutes more, scraping down
the sides down again if needed.
The strawberries should be well blended
into the batter.
Fold in the coconut and the pecans.
Divide the batter among the prepared
pans and place them in the oven; if
your oven is not large enough, place
two pans on the center of the highest
rack.
Bake the cakes until they are light
brown and just starting to pull away
from the sides of the pan, 28 to 30
minutes.
Be careful not to overcook the layer
on the highest rack oven.
Remove the pans from the oven and place
them on wire racks to cool for 10 minutes.
Run a dinner knife around the edge of
each layer and invert each onto the rack,
the invert again onto another rack so
that the cakes are right side up.
Allow them to cool completely, 30 minutes more.
Meanwhile, prepare the frosting.
Combine the cream cheese and butter in
a medium bowl with an electric mixer
on low speed for about 30 seconds.
Stop the machine and add the sugar and
drained strawberries.
Blend the frosting on low until the sugar
has been incorporated.
Then raise the speed to medium and mix
the frosting another minute or until the
frosting lightens and is well combined.
Fold in the coconut and the pecans.
To assemble, place one cake layer, right
side up, on a serving platter.
Spread the top with frosting.
Add another cake layer, right side up, and
frost the top.
Repeat this process with the third layer
and frost the top.
Use the remaining frosting to frost the
sides, working with clean, smooth stroke.
Serve at once or chill the cake for later
serving.
* Place this cake, uncovered, in
the refrigerator until the frosting
sets, 20 minutes.
Cover the cake with waxed paper and
store in the refrigerator, for up to
one week.
Or freeze it, wrapped in aluminum foil,
for up to 6 months.
Thaw the cake overnight in the refrigerator
before serving.
from Anne Byrn author of: "The Cake Mix Doctor
Recipe excerpted from THE CAKE MIX DOCTOR �1999 by Anne Byrn
Used by permission of Workman Publishing, All Rights reserved
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