Sensational Strawberry Cake Recipe

How to make it

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• sift flour with baking powder and salt three times;set aside
• Preheat oven to 375
• grease well and lightly flour 2 9 x1 1/2 ins layer pans.
• in large bowl of mixer,at med speed,cream butter until light.
• gradually beat in suger untillight and fluffy
• beat egg yolks,half ata time,beat until very light,.
• at low speed;beat in flour mixture(in fourths)alternately with milk (in thirds)
• beginning and ending with flour mixture
• beat just until combined,add vanilla
• divide evenly into cake pans,smooth tops
• Bake 20 to 25 min,until tops spring back when gently pressed with finger
• do not over bake
• meanwhile,in small bowl of mixer,let whites warm to room temp about 1 hour
• coollayers in pans on rack 5 min
• loosen edges with sharp knife
• invert onto cake racks to cool.
• place cooled layers on cookie sheets
• Preheat oven to 350
• at high speed beat whites till soft peaks form when beater is slowly raised
• Beat In 1/2 cup surgar,2 tblsp ata time,beating after each addition
• beat until stiff peaks form when beaters are slowly raised,
• spread meringue lightly on layers
• bake 10 to 15 min until meringue is golden
• let cook on racks
• reserve 1/2 of the berries for top of cake
• slice the rest into bowl.
• sprinkle with 1/2 cup sugar;chill
• to serve place one layer on cake plate
• top with clicked berries,spread with whipped cream
• place second layer on top
• Halve the reserved berries,arrange on cake.
• brush with jelly Serve at once or within several hours
• do not refridgerate