Mmmmm strawberries!

Saturday June 13th, 2009 (I know I'm publishing this on Wednesday):

Strawberry Cake-
One of my friends had a birthday so I made him a strawberry cake. The cake turned out excellent. I have to say that I didn't make the fruit whip, I used store bought icing instead, which turned out great. Who doesn't like icing a cake? The cake was very tasty and I would definitely make it again. I give it a 5/5. Here's the recipe which came from http://www.grouprecipes.com/62609/copycat-starbucks-caramel-vanilla-latte.html:

Fresh Strawberry Cake
2-1/4 c sifted cake flour
1/4 tsp salt
2-1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 c butter
1-1/2 c granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 c fresh crushed unsweetened strawberries.

Sift flour with salt and baking powder. Combine butter, sugar eggs, and vanilla, and beat for 3 minutes, scraping sides of bowl a couple of times. Then add flour mixture alternately with strawberries. Blend into the creamed mixture, then beat for 2 minutes. Turn batter into 2 8-inch round layer pants that have been buttered, lined with parchment, and buttered again. Tap pans to release excess air, bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. Cook in pans 5 minutes, then turn out onto racks. Remove parchment while layers are still warm. When cool, frost with Uncooked Fruit Whip, using fresh strawberries, or whipped cream and sliced strawberries.

Uncooked Fruit Whip
1 c strawberries
1 c sugar
1 large egg white

Mach the fruit to a pulp, add sugar and egg white, and beat until light and thick. Use immediately.

Caramel Vanilla Latte-
Instead of going to Starbucks I decided to find my own caramel vanilla latte recipe. Even though I generally hate instant coffee I decided to give it a try. Here's the link for the original recipe: http://www.grouprecipes.com/62609/copycat-starbucks-caramel-vanilla-latte.html I added more milk and caramel syrup to make it taste better. I'd advise you to do the same if you try this recipe out. Also scratch the instant coffee and use vanilla flavored ground coffee instead. Unfortunately I don't have a picture. I mean it just looked like a coffee cup with whipped cream. My rating? 2/5