Hey guys,
Welcome back to another one of my videos where
I show you how to make delicious treats at
home.
Today I will be sharing my exquisite strawberry
cake recipe
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we are starting this recipe with a sponge
cake that will be at the base and top of the
cake
For that you will need 4 eggs and 125 g of
sugar that you can place in a bowl and start
whisking a bit together. This step helps prevent
the sugar from sucking all the egg moisture.
We then place the mixture in a stand mixer
or an electric mixer and whisk at medium high
speed
You can tell that the batter is done when
you start to have a ribbon drip effect when
you remove the whisk
That's your queue to add in 125 g of all purpose
flour
Fold the flour into the batter in a circular
motion from the inside to the outside
You want to make sure you get all the flour
that might be at the bottom of the bowl
when you're done, you can pou the batter in
a cake mould or ring that you can place on
top of some parchment paper
make sure to grease or butter your mould so
you can unmold the sponge easily
Preheat the oven at 180 ° c and bake for
20 min in a fan oven
Once the sponge is baked remove the parchment
paper and cake ring or mould you've used
You can flip the sponge to remove the parchment
paper easier
Now we can cut two slices of the sponge so
we can put them inside the strawberry cake.
First off, you can remove the upper layer
that's a bit less moist than the inside of
the sponge
Here I've used a bread knife, but a cake leveler
will also give you a great result
You also want to cut off a bit of the edges
of the sponge
Once that's done, you can set your two layers
aside, and move on to making the vanilla custard
So for this step you will need 5 egg yolks,
so you can go ahead and seperate those from
the whites which we will need later on for
the meringue so keep those around.
In a pot over a medium heat, pour 500 g of
milk and let that simmer
In the meantime, whisk the eggs together and
add in the sugar and go ahead whisk that well.
Make sure you don't leave the egg yolks in
contact with sugar without whisking as we’ve
said earlier.
Add in the cornstarch and keep whisking
Once the milk has started to simmer, add a
third of it over the egg mixture and whisk
Pour the mixture over the milk and whisk again
until the custard starts to boil and becomes
thicker
You want to leave that for a minute longer
on the stove to dehydrated it enough
Then you can spread that on a silicon mat,
or a baking dish. Cover that with some cling
wrap then let cool in the fridge for 30 minutes
For decoration and the inner fruit layer,
we need to chop some fresh strawberries
These will go on the sides of the cake as
well as the inside.
Next up, we'll be moving on to the custard.
Once that comes out of the fridge, it needs
to be whisked a bit so it regains its texture.
Then you can go ahead and add the smooth butter
little by little.
Next up, we'll be preparing some strawberry
juice to soak the sponge with
It's quite easy, all you need is a couple
strawberries and some water
You then blend those together and that's it
This is optional but I find it very practical.
You can put the custard in a piping bag with
a round piping tip. If you'd rather just spread
the custard with a pallet knife that's fine
as well
So for the assembly part, start by putting
the first layer of sponge inside a cake ring
Make sure you leave a space for the chopped
strawberries between the sponge and the ring
Then put an acetate sheet on the sides of
the cake ring to help unmold later and have
smooth edges
Start by filling the edges with chopped strawberries,
the inner side of the strawberry needs to
be facing the cake ring
Make sure to squeeze the strawberries well
so they hold.
Newt up, you can apply some strawberry juice
on the sponge so it doesn't dry out, and on
top of that you need to pipe a layer of custard.
Here again the piping bag allows us to have
an even layer but a pallet knife or spoon
could work also
It's important to fill the edges with custard
all the way to the top, in order to avoid
air bubbles on the sides of the cake
Fill the inside of the cake with strawberries.
I've put chopped ones but whole strawberries
could work as well
Cover that with a sponge cake layer and repeat
the juice process
Now this part right here is completely optional;
this is actually a decoration.
I've chosen to color the top layer of custard
with some pink food colouring
Grab a bit of custard and mix it with some
food coloring, then mix that with some more
custard until you have the color shade you
like.
Go 
ahead and put that in a piping bag, the piping
tip is optional here
You could also use a pallet knife
then make sure you pipe some of the colored
custard on the outer edges of the cake
while doing this make sure you apply pressure
to avoid air bubbles
then apply a generous layer on top of the
cake and even that out with a spatula
You can adjust the surface as you go until
you have a flat surface of custard
This can take a while so just be patient with
it
The cake needs to rest in the fridge for at
least 4 hours after this
In the meantime you can prepare the italian
meringue which will serve as a decoration.
For that you'll need some egg white as well
as some sugar syrup.
For the detailed instructions you can check
out the video liked up here
This meringue is of course optional you can
simply decorate with strawberries or any other
decoration you like
Once the meringue is done you can put that
in the piping bag fitted with the piping tip
of your choosing
I’ve chosen a st honoré tip here but a
round tip or a star tip could also work it’s
up to you
and start decorating the cake
I will let you enjoy this piping moment
To finish the decoration, add in some chopped
strawberries on the edges to make a sort of
a circle
and full strawberries inside of that
Make sure you remove the acetate sheet before
serving. Until then it's okay to leave it
on the cake
If you have some neutral glaze you can apply
that on top of the strawberries, this will
give them a shine and help preserve them longer
It will also add an additional sweetness to
the fruit
That's it guys! all done
I hope you enjoyed this video, let me know
if you have any questions
You can also let me know in the comment section
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Thank you for watching see you next week
and as always bon appetit
