Since I've baked white butter cream cake last time but I still insist on baking a white cake (to me, birthday cake has to be white, it feels more 'birthday', somehow). After rounds of searching, decided to bake a 2 layer sponge cake with strawberry filling, frost with whipped cream and garnish with fresh strawberries.
Adapt the sponge cake recipe from Boston cream pie: http://www.joyofbaking.com/BostonCreamPie.html
When assemble the cake, apply a layer of strawberry jam on top of the bottom layer. Upon complete, add a layer of whipped cream frosting. Try to be more generous, it tastes good :) For a 2 layer cake, I'd recommend to go for 2 portions of whipped cream frosting. I did my cake with 1 portion & I have to be very careful on the frosting for it to merely cover the cake.
Whipped cream frosting recipe:
http://joyofbaking.com/WhippedCreamFrosting.html
I garnish my cake with fresh strawberries (looks a bit dull but I don't have other fruits & shops are not open on Sunday) and finally zest some chocolate flakes on top of the cake.
And so...that's a story of a birthday cake =)
2 comments:
YUMMY!!!
I just baked a sponga cake for the very first time - and was surprised at my success - it is springy and soft just like store bought cakes. I was wondering how to frost it - and I came upon your lovely post - luckily i happen to have a pack of cream just ready to be whipped - and some strawberry jam - but no strawberries. Will have to comeup with something else to put on top of the cake or just do with chocolate flakes :)
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