Friday, May 25, 2012

Festival Time!!

The Annual Pungo Strawberry Fetival is this weekend and it is always sure to bring a good time. This will be my 10th  time enjoying the festival! Last year I was in the hospital having my beautiful son otherwise it would be my 11th. I am looking forward to having a Strawberry Taco from Charity United Methodist and getting my t-shirt at Back Bay Botanicals booth!! I also have to let everyone know that Mosaics Hair Salon is giving away a 50$ Gift Card so get your raffle ticket!! You can enter right in front of the salon all weekend!!
 It is gonna be a muddy mess I am sure, but lets just hope that everyone stays safe and has fun while they are getting dirty!! I will leave you with this recipe fom my look a like!!.....Hope you enjoy those strawberries!!

Recipe: Strawberry Shortcake Cake

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Ingredients

  • Cake
  • 1-1/2 cup Flour
  • 3 Tablespoons Cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 9 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, Softened
  • 1-1/2 cup Sugar
  • 3 whole Large Eggs
  • 1/2 cup Sour Cream, Room Temperature
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • _____
  • Icing
  • 1/2 pound Cream Cheese, Room Temperature
  • 2 sticks Unsalted Butter
  • 1-1/2 pound Powdered Sugar, Sifted
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1 pound Strawberries

Preparation Instructions

IMPORTANT: Be sure to use a cake pan that’s at least 2 inches deep! Before baking, the batter should not fill the pan more than halfway.
Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, and corn starch.
Cream 9 tablespoons butter with the sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well each time. Add sour cream and vanilla and mix until combined. Add sifted dry ingredients and mix on low speed until just barely combined.
Pour into greased and floured 8-inch cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes, or until no longer jiggly like my bottom. Remove from cake pan as soon as you pull it out of the oven, and place on a cooling rack and allow it to cool completely.
Stem strawberries and slice them in half from bottom to top. Place into a bowl and sprinkle with 3 tablespoons sugar. Stir together and let sit for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, mash the strawberries in two batches. Sprinkle each half with 1 tablespoons sugar and allow to sit for another 30 minutes.
Make icing: combine cream cheese, 2 sticks butter, sifted powdered sugar, vanilla, and dash of salt in a mixing bowl. Mix until very light and fluffy.
Slice cake in half through the middle. Spread strawberries evenly over each half (cut side up), pouring on all the juices. Place cake halves into the freezer for five minutes, just to make icing easier.
Remove from freezer. Use a little less than 1/3 of the icing to spread over the top of the strawberries on the bottom layer. Place the second layer on top. Add half of the remaining icing to the top spreading evenly, then spread the remaining 1/3 cup around the sides.
Leave plain OR garnish with strawberry halves.
IMPORTANT: Cake is best when served slightly cool. The butter content in the icing will cause it to soften at room temperature. For best results, store in the fridge!
Posted by on July 17 2009

1 comment:

  1. One of these days, I'm going to try this recipe. One day.

    Love the blog, Lady. Keep it up.

    (PS. I'm going to include my link so you know who this is, but my blog isn't for the faint of heart, so be advised. Also? Nobody in real life knows about it. You're the first. ;))

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