Strawberry shortcake
Original post: http://greedygirlcooks.blogspot.com/2014/06/strawberry-shortcake-ish.html
Makes two loaf size cakes
Ingredients
Cake recipe (cake boss recipe)
4 eggs
2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup milk
½ stick salted butter
1 tablespoon lemon zest
2 cup flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
Whipped cream cheese icing
8 ounce cream cheese
½ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract
2 cups heavy cream
Strawberry pie filling 1 can
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Beat the eggs on high speed for at least 5 minutes until its fluffy and airy the eggs will also double in volume
- Add the sugar and beat some more for another 5 minutes it will look light fluffy and glossy in color
- Sift together the dry ingredients in a bowl
- Warm the milk, butter and lemon zest in a saucepan. Once the milk is hot and lemon zest is fragrant remove from the heat
- Add the dry ingredients to the egg and sugar mixture on medium heat followed by the warm milk and mix until the batter has come together
- Spray a sheet pan with cooking spray and line it with parchment paper then spray the inside again
- Pour the batter in the sheet pan and bake for 15 minutes
- Once baked allow to cool completely before icing
- Whip the cream cheese, sugar vanilla and almond extract in a bowl
- On high speed, stream in the heavy cream and whip until it’s thick and fluffy
- Store in the refrigerator until the cakes are cooled completely
- Once the cake is cooled, cut into four equal sizes to fit the baking pan
- Line the baking pan with saran wrap
- Place a layer of cake down, followed by a layer of whipped icing then strawberry filling and top with another layer of cake
- Wrap in the plastic and refrigerate overnight
- The next day top with more icing and serve
Greedy tips:
- I used a sponge cake recipe since it’s lighter and more airy
- The pre-made strawberry pie filling works much better than making a homemade sauce because it’s very thick so it won’t be too runny
- I store this cake in the refrigerator and allow it to set overnight