Strawberry Country Cake

Ina Garten

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Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Elegant and Easy

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Total Time:
1 hr 15 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
45 min
Yield:
2 (8-inch) cakes
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

For the filling for each cake:

  • 1 cup (1/2 pint) heavy cream, chilled
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Butter the bottom of two 8-inch cake pans. Then line them with parchment paper and butter and flour the lined pans.

Cream the butter and sugar on high speed in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until light and fluffy. On medium speed, add the eggs, 1 at a time, then the sour cream, zests, and vanilla, scraping down the bowl as needed. Mix well. Sift together the flour, cornstarch, salt, and baking soda. On low speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and combine just until smooth.

Pour the batter evenly into the pans, smooth the tops, and bake in the center of the oven for 40 to 45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in the pans for 30 minutes, then remove to wire racks and let cool to room temperature. If using 1 cake, wrap the second well and freeze.

To make the filling for one cake, whip the cream, sugar, and vanilla in a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment until firm. Slice one of the cakes in half with a long, sharp knife. Place the bottom slice of the cake on a serving platter, spread with 1/2 the whipped cream and scatter with sliced strawberries. Cover with the top slice of the cake and spread with the remaining cream. Decorate with strawberries.

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  • on January 23, 2012

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    delicious

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  • on October 26, 2011

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    I made this for my sons birthday. Excellent Highly recommend!!

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  • on September 28, 2011

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    I live in Omaha and one of our family's favorite restaurant serves a similar strawberry cake that is almost identical to this recipe, but THIS recipe is MUCH BETTER!!

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