Strawberry Layered Cake

Two weeks ago, my friends & I gathered for a barbecue. Actually, we wanted to find an excuse to have one. And since 2 of us are June babies, we thought that was a good reason to organise a gathering. One of the birthday girls is me...hehe.  Yes, I turned 47 on June 17. 

Picture courtesy of Shahida, the other birthday girl.

Since I am the baker in the group, I had the privilege to bake the birthday cake! Coincidentally, I had been thinking  of baking a layered cake... a rainbow cake, actually. But because of time constraint, I baked a 3-layered cake instead of  a 6-layered rainbow cake. The cake turned out quite pretty... it was also moist & delicious. We all loved it! Thanks Ricke for sharing this recipe.

Picture taken with my phone.

Another picture courtesy of Shahida.

Strawberry Layered Cake
Recipe adapted from Ricke Indriani's Rainbow Cake.
Cake:
8 egg yolk
7 large whole eggs
200g granulated sugar
15g cake emulsifier
1/4 tsp salt
*125g plain flour (I used cake flour.)
*25g cornflour
*15g milk powder
*combined & sifted.
1 tsp vanilla essence
150g butter (melted)
strawberry flavour
food colouring (I used red & pink.)

1. Heat oven at 190deg C.
2. Prepare three 22 inch round baking pan. Grease & line with grease paper. Set aside.
3. Combine all ingredients except butter & food colouring. Mix on high speed until mixture is thick, about 8 minutes. 
4. Pour in melted butter & mix, preferably with hand, until well blended.
5. Divide mixture into 3 equal portions & add colouring. (I used red, dark pink & light pink.)
6. Bake each pan for about 15-20 minutes until cooked.
7. Remove cake from pan & leave aside to cool.

Cream Cheese Frosting

250 cream cheese

100g unsalted butter, cold

500ml sweetened non-dairy whip cream (whipped.)

Combine cream cheese & butter in a mixing bowl & cream until light & pale. Add in whipped cream & mix gently until well blended. Set aside in the fridge.

Simple Syrup
100g sugar
300ml water
Combine & boil water & sugar. Set aside to cool.

fresh strawberries - sliced (I added.)

Assembling of cake:

Place one cake layer on a serving plate. Remove the skin of the cake & brush some sugar syrup on the cake. Then spread the frosting. Place some cut strawberries. Top with another cake layer, brush some sugar syrup, spread some frosting & place cut strawberries. Top with remaining cake layer; spread sides and top of cake with frosting. Decorate as desired. Refrigerate before serving.