You know me…
I LOVE cooking desserts! Some days I want some chocolate, and some days I want
something “lighter”, with fruits. Today, I wanted to share with you one of my
favorite cakes ever, a strawberry shortcake.
Again, don’t be afraid, the recipe seems to be complicated, but it isn’t! There are only four main stages: the cake, the whipped cream, the strawberry salad and the assembly. It sometimes doesn’t take a lot to make a very nice effect!
1. The cake.
You will
need:
- 2 cups of flour
- 2 tsp. of baking powder
- ½ tsp. of
salt
- ¾ cups of butter
- 2 eggs
- ¾ cups of
milk (I chose to use soy milk but you can choose any kinf of milk)
- 1 cup of sugar
- 2 tsp. of
vanilla extract
- 1 cup of white chocolate chips
- 1 cup of white chocolate chips
Steps:
- Place the
rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 °F. Butter a springform pan
of 8 inches (20 cm) and line the bottom with a parchment paper.
- In a
bowl, mix the whole wheat flour, the baking powder and the salt.
- In another
bowl, combine the butter, the sugar and the vanilla extract with an electric
mixer. Add the eggs, and once the mixture is homogeneous, add the milk.
- Add the
dry ingredients and the chocolate chips.
- Spread
half of the mixture (approximately) into the pan and bake for about 30 minutes.
- Wait
until the cake is warm before you unmold it, and cook the second half.
Tip: I
really do not recommend to make just one cake and cut it in half. This is what
I did and the result is not the most aesthetic… The cake is still as good but I
prefer to make two and have a better result.
2. The
whipped cream.
You will
need:
- 1 1/2 cup of 35 %
cream
- 3 tbsp. of sugar
- 1 tbsp.
of vanilla extract
Steps:
In a bowl,
whip the cream with the sugar and the vanilla extract until you can return the
bowl without everything falls down!
Tip: Put
your bowl and your mixer tips in the freezer an hour before.
3. The strawberry salad.
For the
strawberry salad, I just go with my feelings, a touch of sugar, a bit of
vanilla extract, and of course, a lot of maple syrup. Then, I like to wait an
hour, just to let the flavors mingle.
4. The
assembly.
- Spread about
1/3 of the whipped cream on one face of one cake.
- Add
approximately half of the strawberry salad.
- Spread another
1/3 of the whipped cream on one face of the other cake and put it on top of the
strawberries.
- Spread
the last 1/3 of the whipped cream on top, then the rest of the strawberries.
ET VOILA!
XO Marjorie