Fresh Strawberry Glaze Cake
Ingredients
2 C. cake flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 C. butter; or shortening
1 C. sugar
2/3 C. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
3 egg whites; stiffly beaten
Fresh Strawberry Frosting:
2/3 C. strawberries; sliced, fresh
2 egg whites; unbeaten
1 1/2 C. sugar
5 Tbsp. strawberry puree
3/4 tsp. light corn syrup
1/4 tsp. lemon juice
Fresh Strawberry Glaze:
1/2 C. strawberries; thinly sliced
3/4 C. sugar
3/4 C. strawberry syrup or 3/4 C. strawberry syrup and water
3 1/2 tsp. cornstarch
1 Tbsp. water
1/2 tsp. lemon juice
Cooking Instructions
Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder and salt and sift together three times. Cream butter thoroughly then add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy. Add flour, alternately with milk a small amount at a time, beating after each addition until smooth. Add vanilla. Fold in egg whites quickly and thoroughly. Bake in two greased 8- inch layer pans in moderate oven (375 degrees) 25 to 30 minutes. Spread Fresh Strawberry Frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake. Spread Fresh Strawberry Glaze over frosting, letting it run down on sides. Let stand 1 hour to become firm. Fresh Strawberry Frosting: Press strawberries through a fine wire sieve Combine egg whites, sugar, 5 Tbls. strawberry puree, corn syrup, and lemon juice in top of double boiler, beating with rotary egg beater until thoroughly mixed. Place over rapidly boiling water, beating constantly with rotary egg beater, and cook 6 to 7 minutes, or until frosting will stand in peaks. Remove from boiling water and beat until thick enough to spread. Makes enough frosting to cover tops and sides of two 8-inch layers. Fresh Strawberry Glaze: Combine strawberries and sugar and let stand 30 minutes. Bring to a boil, and simmer 3 minutes. Strain through wire sieve. Measure strawberry syrup, adding water if necessary to make 3/4 C. Pour into small saucepan. Mix cornstarch, water, and lemon juice; add to strawberry syrup. Bring to a boil, and cook gently 4 to 6 minutes, or until thickened. Cool slightly and spread over cake, which has been frosted with Fresh Strawberry Frosting, letting it run down on sides. Let stand about 1 hour to allow glaze to become firm.
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