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Friday, May 14, 2010

A GREAT!!! way to use all those RIPE STRAWBERRIES

CREAM CAKE with FRESH STRAWBERRIES

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 - 1/2 cups sugar, plus an additional to taste for strawberries
2 - 1/2 cups whipping cream
2 eggs
1 quart strawberries, sliced

Preheat oven to 325. Grease a 9 - by 13 - inch pan. In a large bowl, mix flour, salt, baking powder, sugar, 1 - 1'/2 cups cream and eggs until smooth, creamy and quite thick.

Pour batter into pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes. Let cool at least 30 minutes before serving.

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, toss strawberries with sugar to taste and let stand for at least 20 minutes. Whip remaining cup cream to soft pecks. Serve cake topped with strawberries and their juice and whipped topping

YIELD: Makes 12 serving

14 comments:

  1. A great way to use up all those strawberries, indeed!!

    :)
    ButterYum

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  2. This looks like it would be the perfect dessert after a heavy meal. Thanks for sharing & I am going to make it this weekend.

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  3. I love topping simple cakes with fruit - always delicious!

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  4. I love fresh strawberries, looks delicious !

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  5. That is a beautiful looking dessert. It's perfect for the warm days ahead. I hope you've had a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary

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  6. I'm really impressed with this cake recipe. Simple but yet different enough to make me very interested in baking it.

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  7. This is my favorite way to prepare the strawberries that will soon be showing up in local markets. I like a cake that soaks up all the wonderful strawberry juices. And whipped cream makes it perfect.

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  8. Mmmmmmmmmm! Sounds amazing! Hope I can make it sometime... and hopfully soon!

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  9. Yum! I just bought some strawberries and this recipe is calling my name!! Thanks!

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  10. Looks like an easy and delicious recipe!

    thanks for posting!

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  11. Looks delish.. Thanks for following I am now following you back from FMBT.
    Have a great week !!
    Staycee ( Survey Junkie )

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  12. What a simple and yummy looking cake! Thanks for visiting my blog. I'm not a follower. Can't wait to explore your recipes some more.

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  13. Sorry that was supposed to be NOW a follower...

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