Spring Dessert: Chiffon Cake with Strawberries and Cream Recipe

Entry #3347, March 18, 2014

Are you craving for something sweet this spring season? Try this Chiffon Cake with Strawberries and Cream recipe for dessert. The sweet taste of strawberry combined with berries and cream make it a perfect spring dessert for the whole family. It’s definitely a mouth-watering treat for everybody.

Spring Dessert: Chiffon Cake with Strawberries and Cream

Chiffon cake with strawberries recipe

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Ingredients

For The Cake

• 2 1/4 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, divided
• 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup safflower oil
• 7 large egg yolks plus 9 large egg whites
• 3/4 cup whole milk
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 whole vanilla bean, split and scraped, or 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

For The Berries And Cream

• 2 pounds strawberries, hulled and halved or quartered (about 5 cups), plus more for serving
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• Pinch of salt
• 2 cups cold heavy cream
• 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar, plus more for sprinkling

Try making this chiffon cake with strawberries in personal sizes

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Procedure

1. Make the cake: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Whisk together flour, 3/4 cup granulated sugar, the baking powder, and salt. Whisk together oil, egg yolks, and milk in a large bowl. Whisk flour mixture into egg-yolk mixture.
2. Beat egg whites with a mixer on high speed until frothy. Add cream of tartar and vanilla seeds or extract, and beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining 3/4 cup granulated sugar, beating until stiff, glossy peaks form, about 5 minutes. Whisk one-third of the egg-white mixture into batter. Gently but thoroughly fold in remaining egg-white mixture with a rubber spatula.
3. Transfer batter into tube pan. Bake until top of cake springs back when touched, 52 to 55 minutes. Let cool upside down (over a bottle or on the tube-pan feet) 1 hour.
4. Make the berries and cream: While cake is baking and cooling, combine strawberries, granulated sugar, lemon juice, and salt, and let sit, stirring occasionally, 1 hour. Just before assembling, beat cream and confectioners’ sugar until medium peaks form.
5. Slide a paring knife around edges of the tube and side of pan; release cake. Cut cake horizontally into 3 layers with a serrated knife. Transfer bottom layer on a cake plate or platter. Spread with half the berries, and drizzle with juices. Spread half the whipped cream over berries, then top with middle cake layer. Spread with remaining berries and whipped cream. Top with remaining cake layer. Refrigerate cake 1 hour. Sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar, and serve with berries.

The whole process will take you around 3 hours, but it’s worth the wait. You can serve up to 12 slices of Chiffon Cake with Strawberries and Cream using the whole ingredients. Give it a try!

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