Description

This beautiful cake is a wonderful cake for special celebrations. It has a sweet strawberry frosting and a strawberry mousse between the cake layers. Garnish it with fresh strawberries or edible flowers to make it even more beautiful and special.

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 1 1/4 c. butter, softened
• 2 1/4 c. granulated sugar
• 7 egg whites, at room temperature
• 3 1/2 c. cake flour
• 4 t. baking powder
• 2 t. vanilla extract
• 1/2 t. almond extract
• Strawberry Mousse:
• 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
• 2 c. sliced fresh strawberries
• 1/4 c. granulated sugar
• 1 c. whipping cream
• Strawberry Frosting:
• 3/4 c. butter, softened
• 5 c. powdered sugar, sifted
• 3/4 c. finely chopped fresh strawberries
• Garnish:
• Halved fresh strawberries or edible flowers

Steps

1. Cake:
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour four 8 inch round cake pans.
3. Beat softened butter and granulated sugar at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until fluffy. Gradually add egg whites, one-third at a time, beating well after each addition.