The cake is fruity, tender, moist, decadent, generously covered with a homemade strawberry glaze and dolloped with lazy whipped cream. One of the best ways to show someone how much you care about is by baking them a beautiful homemade gift, keep it for Valentine’s day! Many thanks Susan for sharing your outstanding cake recipe with our readers!
Equipment
ring cake pan
Ingredients
Cake:
6eggs
¾cupoil
1cupgranulated sugar
2 1/4cupsall-purpose flourfor the cake
2heaped tablespoons baking powder
1tablespoonvanilla extract
¾cupyogurt
½cupflourto coat the fruits
2cupsfrozen fruitscherries, raspberries, blueberries, don’t omit the cherries, they highlight the flavors
The stawberry glaze
4cupsfrozen strawberries
¾cupgranulated sugar
3-4tablespoonsfreshly squeezed lemon juice
For the whipped cream:
3cupsheavy creampreferably cold for better results
1/3cupgranulated sugar
Fresh strawberriesfor garnish
Instructions
Strat making the strawberry glaze:
In a saucepan over high heat, place the frozen strawberries, sugar and lemon juice. Use a wooden spoon to break down the fruits and bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and simmer for about 20 minutes until you have a thick syrup. Set aside.
To make the cake batter:
Preheat oven to 190° C/ 375°F. Place a rack in the center of the oven.
Sift together the flour and baking powder.
Butter a large ring cake pan and dust with flour, tapping out the excess.
Beat the oil and sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed about 1 minute.
Beat in the eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
Stir in the yogurt and vanilla, beat for 30 seconds.
Stir in the flour mixture and stir until well combined.
Coat the frozen fruits with flour, and fold them in the cake batter. Pour the batter into the prepared ring cake pan.
Set the ring cake pan in a large deep pan. Fill the large deep pan with 2 inches of hot water.
Bake about 50-55 minutes, or until you insert a toothpick in the center of the cake and it comes out clean.
Convert the cake directly on a flat serving dish. Drizzle the strawberry glaze all over the cake, covering the top and sides. Return the cake to the ring cake pan, allowing the strawberry glaze to penetrate the cake from all its sides. Keep aside for 10 minutes, then convert to a flat serving plate. Set aside to completely cool down.
In the meantime, make the whipped cream:
With a hand or stand mixer, whip the heavy cream and sugar on medium speed until peaks form, it takes about 3-4 minutes. Refrigerate immediately.
Cover the cake with whipped cream and strawberries right upon serving. Delicious!!
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