Pink Strawberry Cake Food

PINK STRAWBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180 ° C and line out springform pan (s) with baking paper and grease the rim.
• In a large measuring cup mix the milk and the vinegar. Set aside for 10 minutes. This creates vegan buttermilk.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix the flour, sugar and baking powder.
• Add the melted butter, vanilla and buttermilk to the dry ingredients and mix.
• Add a small drop of food coloring to the dough and stir gently under the dough.
• Pour into the prepared springform pan and bake on the middle rack for 35-40 minutes (one tin) (25-30 minutes if you use three tins). If a skewer comes out clean the dough is ready.
• If it turns dark during baking, cover with baking paper.
• Allow the cake to cool completely. If necessary, cut twice so you have 3 dough circles.
• Add strawberries to a food processor and grind into a fine powder. Set aside.
• Add the butter to a large mixing bowl and beat until smooth.
• Then add about half of the powdered sugar and beat until well combined and smooth.
• Add the strawberry powder and about 3 tbsp of water and beat until well combined and smooth.
• At least the vanilla extract and slowly add the remaining powdered sugar and beat until well combined and smooth.
• Stack and fill the cake with the filling and 1 tbsp of strawberry jam. Place the second cake slice on top. Put some more filling, the jam and then the last cake slice on top. Now brush the cake completely with the filling.
• Garnish the pink strawberry cake with fresh strawberries.

STRAWBERRY-PINK LEMONADE ICEBOX CAKE

Steps:

• Put half of the freeze-dried strawberries into a large food processor, cover the opening with a kitchen towel and blend until finely ground. Add the remaining freeze-dried strawberries and blend again until finely ground. Sift through a fine mesh strainer into a medium bowl and discard the seeds. Set aside.
• Add the confectioners' sugar, lemon zest and 6 cups heavy cream to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Blend on low at first, then work up to medium-low speed until very soft peaks form.
• Remove 3 cups of the whipped cream mixture to a medium bowl and add 2 tablespoons of the strawberry powder. Whisk by hand to medium peaks. One by one, dab the bottom of 18 of the cookies with a very small amount of the strawberry whipped cream and arrange in a circle in the center of a large flat serving dish or cake stand. Carefully spread the strawberry whipped cream over the cookies, leaving a slight border. Top the cream with 1 cup of the sliced strawberries.
• Remove 3 cups of the whipped cream mixture to the same medium bowl and add 6 tablespoons of the strawberry powder. Whisk by hand to medium peaks. Stir in more of the remaining heavy cream if the strawberry whipped cream starts to look too stiff. Arrange 18 cookies on top of the strawberries, then top with the strawberry whipped cream, leaving a slight border. Top the cream with 1 cup of the sliced strawberries.
• Remove 3 cups of the whipped cream mixture to the same medium bowl and add 10 tablespoons of the strawberry powder. Whisk by hand to medium peaks. Stir in more of the remaining heavy cream if the strawberry whipped cream starts to look too stiff. Arrange 18 cookies on top of the strawberries, then top with the strawberry whipped cream, leaving a slight border. Top the cream with 1 cup of the sliced strawberries.
• Remove the remaining whipped cream mixture to the same medium bowl and add the remaining strawberry powder. Whisk by hand to medium peaks. Stir in more of the remaining heavy cream if the strawberry whipped cream starts to look too stiff. Arrange the remaining 18 cookies on top of the strawberries, then top with the strawberry whipped cream, leaving a slight border.
• Cover the icebox cake with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the cookies are softened and the cake is chilled, at least 8 hours and up to overnight. Put the remaining 1 cup sliced strawberries in a storage container and refrigerate until serving.
• When ready to serve, top the icebox cake with the remaining sliced strawberries.

PINK STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Seal the biscuits in a plastic bag and crush them to fine crumbs with a rolling pin. Tip into a bowl and stir in the melted butter, mixing thoroughly so that all the crumbs are soaked. Now tip the mixture into a loose-bottomed 24cm round cake tin, at least 5cm deep, and press down with the back of a metal spoon to make an even layer over the bottom of the tin. Chill in the fridge while you make the filling.
• Submerge the gelatine leaves in a dish of cold water, and leave to soak and soften for 5 minutes. Pour the single cream into a pan and bring just to the boil, then take off the heat. Take the gelatine leaves out of the water, give them a good squeeze to get rid of excess water, and stir one by one into the cream (they will dissolve instantly). Leave to cool for a few minutes.
• Beat the cheese in a bowl with the sugar, lemon zest and juice until smooth and creamy. Mix in the cream and gelatine mixture and the chopped strawberries.
• In another bowl, lightly whip the whipping or double cream so it falls in soft peaks, then fold it into the strawberry mixture. Whisk the egg white in a clean bowl until it forms stiff peaks, then fold gently into the cheese mixture. Pour into the cake tin and smooth down lightly. Chill for at least 21⁄2 hours until set.
• To make the sauce, blitz all the ingredients in a food processor or blender. Taste and add more sugar if needed, then pour into a jug and keep in the fridge until you're ready to serve. (Both cheesecake and sauce can be made a day ahead.)
• To serve, run a knife between the cheesecake and the tin to loosen it, remove it from the tin, then take it off its base and put it on a serving plate. Halve the extra strawberries lengthways, pile them in the middle and serve with the jug of sauce.

STRAWBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• MAKE THE CAKE:.
• Grease three 8 inch round cake pans and preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy about 5 minutes.
• Add sour cream and mix until well combined.
• Add eggs in two batches and mix until well combined each time.
• Combine dry ingredients in separate bowl.
• Add in half of the dry ingredients and mix until well combined. Do not overmix.
• Add in strawberry puree and strawberry extract and mix until well combined. Do not overmix.
• Add in the other half of the dry ingredients and mix until well combined. Do not overmix.
• Optional: Add drops of pink food coloring to batter until you reach the desired color.
• Divide batter into the three greased cake pans and bake for 25-30 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes on rack and remove from pans and cool completely on rack.
• MAKE THE FROSTING:.
• Beat the sugar and shortening together until smooth.
• Add 6 cups of powdered sugar 2 cups at a time and mix until smooth.
• Add strawberry puree and extract and mix well.
• Add other 6 cups of powdered sugar 2 cups at a time and mix until smooth.
• Add pink coloring until desired color is reached.
• ASSEMBLE THE CAKE:.
• Spread 2 T of strawberry jam on the top of 2 of the cake layers (these will be the bottom 2 layers of the cake.
• Spread 1 cup of strawberry frosting on top of one of those layers.
• Put the other layer, with strawberry preserves on it, on top of that layer and spread that one with 1 cup of strawberry frosting.
• Place the last layer (no strawberry preserves on this one) on the very top and spread with 1 cup of strawberry frosting.
• Use the remaining frosting (and there will be a lot) to frost the sides and top of the cake and decorations.
• I suggest you crumb coat the cake and put it in the freezer for 15 minutes and then frost the cake so the sides and top are smooth or any other way you desire. Decorate with shells or flowers or dots by using piping tips.