Strawberry shortcake

Strawberry shortcake的食材和调料
| # whipped cream | |
| heavy cream, chilled | 1 cup |
| sugar | 2 teaspoons |
| vanilla extract | 1 teaspoon |
| freshly grated lemon zest | 0.5 teaspoon |
| # Spongy cake | |
| egg | 2 |
| granulated sugar | 0.8 cup |
| whole milk | half cup |
| unsalted butter | half stick (4 teaspoons) |
| vanilla extract | 0.5 teaspoon |
| all purpose flour or cake flour | 1 cup |
| baking powder | 1 teaspoon |
| salt | 0.25 teaspoon |
Strawberry shortcake的做法与步骤
- 1.
Whisk eggs and sugar
- 2.
Ad the dry ingredient to sift well.
- 3.
Combine milk and butter and heat (microwave or on oven) to just under a boil. Add vanilla extract.
- 4.
(Optional) Take out about 2 cups of the cake batter into a separate mixing bowl, and with a hand whisk add the hot milk-butter to that. Whisk vigorously. Add the "liaison" back into the remaining batter in the mixer bowl.
- 5.
Pour batter to a 9 or 8" pan
- 6.
Bake in preheated oven at 350F for 35 min
- 7.
For whipped cream, using the whisker to beat the heavy cream, sugar, vanilla, and lemon zest until soft peaks form.
小贴士
http://www.gretchensbakery.com/vanilla-sponge-cake-recipe/
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