White Chocolate Easter Cake With Strawberries
**FOR CAKE***
3/4 cup half and half chocolate -- (such as
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
6 tablespoons unsalted -- (3/4 stick)
1 cup sugar
5 large egg whites
1 7 ounces pac marzipan
1 1/2 cups chilled whipping cream
3 ounces good-quality white lindt or baker's) -- chopped
1/2 cup unsalted pistachio nuts
1 teaspoon baking powder butter -- room temperature
3 large egg yolks
3 pints baskets strawberries
2 tablespoons plus 1/4 cup powdered sugar
**FOR FROSTING*
makes about 3 cups
3/4 cup unsalted pistachio nuts
4 large egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract room temperature
1 1/4 cups half and half
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 cup unsalted butter -- (2 sticks)
This pull-out-all-stops dessert layers a white
chocolate pistachio cake with strawberries and a
do-ahead pistachio butter-cream. For the finishing
touches, whipped cream is piped up the sides, and a
marzipan top is crowned with fresh strawberries.
To make cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour two
9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high-sides.
Bring half and half to simmer in small saucepan.
Remove from heat. Add chocolate and vanilla and stir
until smooth; cool to room temperature.
Finely grind pistachios with flour and baking powder
in processor. Using electric mixer, beat butter and
3/4 cup sugar in large bowl until fluffy. Add yolks 1
at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in
flour mixture alternately with white chocolate mixture
in 2 additions each. Using clean dry beaters, beat egg whites in medium
bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining 1/4 cup sugar,
beating until stiff but not dry. Fold whites into batter in 2
additions.
Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake cakes until
tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25
minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Cut around pan sides to
loosen cakes. Turn out cakes onto racks; cool
completely.
Hull and slice 2 baskets strawberries. Place 1 cake
layer on platter. Spread 1 cup buttercream over.
Arrange enough berry slices over to cover. Spread 1
cup buttercream over. Arrange another layer of sliced berries
Delma
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