Strawberry Cake

Strawberry Cake

Cake mix:
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
½ cup butter or margarine
1 ¾ cups sugar
1 packet vanillin cukor
4 egg whites
1 1/3 buttermilk

Grease and lightly flour 2 round baking pans.
Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside
In large mixing bowl beat butter with electric mixer on medium high/high for 30 seconds.
Add sugar and vanilla, beat until well combined
Add egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each.
Add dry mixture and buttermilk alternately to beaten mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just till combined.
Pour batter into the pans
Bake at 175 for 30-35 minutes or till a fork comes out clean when inserted.
Cool cakes.

Strawberry glaze (goes in the middle of the two layers of cake)
Mash enough strawberries to measure 1 cup. Mix 1 cup sugar and 3 tablespoons corn starch in 2 qt saucepan. Gradually stir in 1/2 cup water and mashed strawberries. Cover over medium heat, stirring, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute, cool completely.

Whipped topping:
Make whipped cream, any way you like. I used a box of whipping cream, add a bit of sugar and vanilla to taste, and whip. I add the “Hab fixalo” packets to make it thicker.

To assemble the cake…

Take the cooled cakes and put one on a plate.
Add the strawberry glaze mixture to the top, if you want a thick layer in-between, you scoop out some of the bottom layer of the cake, making a whole to put the mixture in.
Put the other cake on top.
Spread whip cream mixture over the whole cake or just on top
Arrange fresh strawberries on top of the cake.