Strawberry and Cream Layered Cake
Missfattyfoodie finally mustered some courage and baked a layered cake!
This is only my second time making a layered cake as the first one was a COMPLETE disaster, read on and you will see why.
I was really pleased with the result as it actually looks like a proper cake! It was yummy too.
Visit my foodblog missfattyfoodie for more photos and if you want to see how my first layered cake turned out to be the world's ugliest cake!
I used instant butter cake mix for the cake itself, bought it from coles for $0.87 only! Good alternative for lazy people who loves to bake (like me)
I chopped up some dark chocolate for decoration and I used almost 1 1/2 punnets of strawberries. (told you i cant get enough of strawberries!)
To make the whipped cream (my first time) i used about:
400 ml of thickened cream
1/2 cup of icing sugar (you can add more if you want it sweeter)
Whip the cream till it becomes fluffy.
I baked the cake in 2 portions because I had a bad experience last time when I sliced a sponge cake (you will see why later). In a separate bowl, i stirred in some chopped strawberries with the whipped cream and spread it onto the first layer of the cake.
After that, I put the other layer onto the cake and spread whipped cream all over it. I decorated it with chopped chocolates, piped some stars at the side and added MORE strawberries on top. Then, I have to painstakingly throw/dabbed chopped chocolate pieces at the side of the cake. Does anyone know an easier method to put stuff at the side of the cake?
I like the thick middle layer of strawberry and cream
the time has come when i will introduce you my first attempt at a layered cake. Be prepared for the world's ugliest cake
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if you want to see it go here!