Source: The Cake Bible. Rose Levy Beranbaum.
Page 256
Makes 12 servings.
Preparation time: 1 hour
Tips: Easy to prepare, impressive to serve.
Ingredients
Preparation
1 package yellow cake mix
10 teaspoons water
2 1/2 teaspoons powdered unflavored gelatin
2 1/2 cups whipping cream
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pound fresh strawberries, approximately
Few tablespoons of sugar
1. Mix and bake cake as in box directions using a 9x5 loaf pan or 4 1/2" x 13". Do NOT fill pan above 3/4 of rim, you should have enough remaining batter to bake 4 cup cakes or 1 mini (3"x5") bread loaf.
2. Cool completely.
While cakes cool, prepare "Super-Stabilized Whipped cream" and strawberries:
3. In a small bowl combine 10 tsp. water with 2 1/2 tsp. powdered unflavored gelatin, heat in microwave for few second to dissolve, stirring once or twice. Cool at room temperature (about 7 minutes). Mixture should still be liquid.
4. Combine 2 1/2 cups whipping cream and 3 Tablespoons sugar in mixer bowl. Beat until traces of beaters begin to show distinctly. Add the gelatin mixture in a steady stream. beating constantly. Add 1 tsp. vanilla and beat just until stiff peaks form when beater is raised. Cream will maintain it's shape for piping and decorations for 2 days. Always refrigerate.
5. If strawberries proven to be very sweet eliminate the sugar. Reserving few whole for top decoration, slice strawberries lengthwise and sprinkle with few tablespoons of sugar. Set aside.
6. Split loaf cake in 4 even layers.
7. Fill each layer with "Super-Stabilized Whipped Cream" and the strawberries slices. Reserve some cream for the top.
8. Use remaining cream to cover top of cake and pipe rosettes or desired design. Place few whole fresh strawberries in the middle for decoration.
9. Chill cake before serving, preferably overnight. Keep refrigerated.
NOTES : 1) Betty Crocker's brand cake mix preferred since it does not crumble when split to layers.
2) Super-Stabilized Whipped cream will maintain it's shape for 2 days. Refrigerate.
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