– 3 sticks (339 g) unsalted butter, softened – 3 cups (600 g) sugar – 5 large eggs, room temperature – 3 cups (342 g) cake flour, (not self-rising) – ½ teaspoon (2 g) baking powder – ½ teaspoon salt – 1 cup (232 g) heavy whipping cream – 1 tablespoon (12 g) vanilla extract – ⅓ cup (90g) Strawberry Jam/Preserves – ¾ teaspoon (3g) Strawberry Flavoring – 1 cup of reserved cake batter – *Red Coloring Gel- Optional – 1 cup powdered sugar (sifted) – 1 Tablespoon Milk – 1 teaspoon Vanilla – pinch of salt – Fresh Strawberries for Garnish
Grease and flour a tube pan. Preheat oven to 325°F.In a separate basin, mix cake flour, salt, and baking powder. Save for later.Cream the butter in the mixer bowl with the paddle attachment (medium speed).
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Add sugar gradually and beat until frothy, 4-5 minutes.After adding each egg, mix the yolk yellow.Add vanilla to the whipping cream cup.
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With the mixer on low, alternate flour and whipping cream. Start and finish with dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients three times and whipping cream twice. Mix until mixed after the last addition.
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Put one cup of batter in a small bowl. Add ⅓ cup Seedless Strawberry preserves/jam, strawberry extract (or 1 teaspoon Strawberry Jelly powder), and red colouring gel (optional) to achieve desired colour. Stir to colour uniformity.
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Put vanilla and strawberry batter in the tube or bundt pan in alternate layers. Two strawberry batter layers between three vanilla batter layers. Change as you please. Make whirling easier by cutting the batter 2-3 times.
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Bake for 60–65 minutes at 325 degrees until a toothpick comes out clean or with a few crumbs. Check in around 1 hour because baking times vary. Cover loosely with aluminium foil if the cake top darkens.
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This yields 8 cups batter.Turn out onto serving plate after 10 minutes of cooling in pan.In a small bowl, mix sugar, milk, vanilla, and a pinch of salt until smooth.
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Add milk a few drops at a time to desired consistency.Pour over pound cake. I spooned mine into a piping bag with the tip clipped for extra control, but you could use a ziplock bag.
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