Recipe

Torta Fragole Strawberry Cake Recipe


Torta Fragole Strawberry Cake Recipe
Add Step-by-Step Photos

Well it was my birthday today, so I made my own birthday cake. Sorry I'm giving you a lot of links but I have posted about them before. You may read more here: http://kopiaste.blogspot.com/2008/03/torta-fragole-or-strawberry-cake.html

Ivy


Cake


Cake


Sauce


Directions


With rhubarb sauce

Add Photos

 Does this look good? Yeah! / Nope
Fans
Ingredients
  • Ingredients:
  • 1 kilo strawberries
  • savoyard (lady finger) biscuits
  • Ingredients for Sponge Cake:
  • http://kopiaste.blogspot.com/2007/11/pantespani-sponge-cake.html
  • I did the same sponge cake and split the sponge by using a long sharp knife.
  • Ingredients for Whipping Cream:
  • http://kopiaste.blogspot.com/2007/11/chantilly-cream-or-whipped-cream.html
  • I made much more than usual.
  • Ingredients for Creme Patisserie:
  • http://kopiaste.blogspot.com/2007/11/pastry-cream.html
  • I made 1/3 of the recipe.
  • Ingredients for Strawberry Sauce:
  • http://kopiaste.blogspot.com/2008/03/strawberry-sauce.html
  • I made double the recipe but instead of brandy I added a shot of gooseberry liqueur. However, this is just for extra flavour. You can add strawberry liqueur, raspberry, blackberry or just brandy. If you don't want to add any liqueur just add 1 spoonful of lemon juice.

Directions
  1. Prepare sponge cake from the previous day.
  2. Wash and select strawberries you will need for decoration (about 25) and set aside. With the remaining follow the directions and make the sauce.
  3. When the sauce starts to boil for a few minutes, cut the sponge cake with a long and sharp knife and split it into two pieces. Place in a platter and wet it with the strawberry syrup. Place syrup back on heat and boil until sauce thickens. Set aside and let it cool down.
  4. Meanwhile prepare pastry cream and add a few spoonfuls of strawberries from the sauce. Just add the pieces of strawberries and not the sauce itself. Stir and set aside to cool down but keep stirring from time to time.
  5. Prepare the whipping cream. I used 750 ml of whipping cream with a spoonful of sugar powder and 1 vanilla, I did not want the cream to be sweet. When the whipping cream is ready remove 3/4 in a bowl. Add another spoonful of sugar powder and mix. Place in the refrigerator to be used later on. In the remaining whipping cream, add a few spoonfuls of strawberries (just the strawberries, not the juice) and mix well but make sure that the sauce is completely cold. When the pastry cream is cold mix in the whipping cream and add this as a first layer on the sponge cake. Before doing so place the ring of the spring form on top of the sponge cake. Add the cream. Cover with the second sponge cake and refrigerate for a few hours.
  6. When ready to decorate, remove the ring of the spring form and decorate with the whipping cream, the fresh strawberries and strawberry syrup. I also decorated it with the Savoyard biscuits, which I halved and placed half a strawberry between the biscuits.

Recent Gawkers
Not quite what you're looking for? See more Dessert / Cakes
Comments


Happy birthday Ivy... this is a great recipe...


Thank you my friend, so kind of you and thanks also for the rating.


Happy birthday, we share the same one. I turned 50 today and would love a slice of this decadent cae. Thanks for posting.


Wow, Happy Birthday to you chefmeow, hope you have a fantastic time.


Happy Birthday Ivy! May you have many more. Your cake looks delicious!


Thank you very much bluewaterandsand as well as for the rating


Happy Birthday! What a gorgeous cake!


Thank you very much dbacon.


Happy, Birthday Ivy! I hope you had a wonderful birthday.Your cake is beautiful!


Thank you Jeffsgirl.


Add a Comment
You must be logged in to comment on a recipe. Login
Alterations
No alterations yet


Suggest an Alteration
You must be logged in to suggest a recipe alteration. Login
Viewing Torta Fragole Strawberry Cake Recipe

Tool Box

url
Print Recipe
Email it
Send Recipe to Cell Phone
Login to Add a Note [?]
Login to Save this [?]
Subscribe to ivy [?]
Flag as Interesting/Unique [?]
Add to Comparison Queue [?]

Flavors

Login to Add Flavor Tags [?]

Ratings & Honors

5

You need to be logged in to rate a recipe.

Groups

You need to be logged in to add a recipe to a group

Related Menus