Strawberry Shortcake
This is a spectacular, not-so-short, strawberry short cake. The fresh whipping cream, sweet strawberries, and light flavored cake makes this a wonderful recipe for a Girlfriend get together!
6 egg yolks
1 Tbs. finely grated orange peel
½ cup orange juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup sugar
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
6 egg whites
½ tsp cream of tartar
½ cup sugar
4 pounds strawberries
1 Tbs sugar
1 quart heavy whipping cream
½ cup powdered sugar
In a bowl, beat egg yolks with an electric mixer on high speed for about 5 minutes, or till thick and lemon colored. Add orange peel, juice, and vanilla. Beat at low speed till combined. Gradually beat in the 1 cup sugar at low speed. Increase to medium speed; beat till mixture thickens slightly and doubles in volume (about 5 minutes).
Sprinkle ¼ cup flour over yolk mixture, flod in till combined. Repeat with remaining flour ¼ cup at a time. Set yolk mixture aside.
Thoroughly wash beaters. In a large bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar at medium speed until soft peaks form (tips curl). Gradually add the ½ cup sugar, beating at high speed until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight).
Fold 1 cup of the egg white mixture into the egg yolk mixture. Fold yolk mixtrue into remaining whote mixture. Pour into an ungreased 10 inch tube pan.
Bake at 325 degrees for 55-60 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched near center. Immediately invert cake (leave in pan); cool thoroughly. Loosen sides of cake from pan and remove.
While the cake bakes, cut most of the strawberries into slices and rinse. Save a few large pretty strawberries for the top. Place the sliced strawberries into a large bowl and sprinkle with the 1 Tbs of sugar. Let them sit.
After the cake is cooled, place the whipping cream into a large bowl and sift the powdered sugar over the top. Beat with an electric mixer until it is the consistency of whipping cream.
Place the cake on a large cake plate. Use a bit of the juices from the strawberries to drizzle over the cake, let it soak in. Fill the hole in the middle of the cake with as many stawberries as you can fit. Cover the entire cake with whipped cream and put the large pretty strawberries around the edge.
Delicious!
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