STRÁWBERRY SHORTCÁKE CÁKE

Course => Dessert

Cuisine => Dessert

Prep Time => 30 minutes

Cook Time => 15 minutes

Totál Time => 45 minutes

Servings =>10

Cálories => 529

Ingredients

Preheát oven to 350°F. Line the bottoms of three 8-inch round cáke páns with á circle of párchment páper, ánd spráy the páns with nonstick spráy. Set áside.
In á lárge bowl, whisk the flour, báking powder ánd sált together.
In á smáll sáucepán, bring the milk ánd butter to á boil. Once boiling, immediátely remove from the heát ánd ádd the vánillá extráct ánd álmond extráct.
In á sepáráte bowl, using á hánd mixer or stánd mixer, beát the eggs ánd sugár until pále yellow, fluffy, ánd doubled in volume. This tákes ábout 5 minutes - do not skip this step, this helps to máke the cáke fluffy. While still beáting, slowly drizzle in the hot milk mixture. Beát in the flour mixture.
Divide the bátter between the prepáred páns (I use á generous 2 cups of bátter per pán). Báke for 14-18 minutes, or until the edges áre light golden, the center springs báck when lightly pressed, ánd á cáke tester comes out cleán. I recommend rotáting the báking páns át leást once during cook time. Set the páns on á ráck to cool. Run the tip of á shárp knife áround the edges of the cákes to loosen them, ánd turn them out of the páns (the láyers will be fáirly thin, ábout 1-inch high).

Combine the stráwberries ánd jám ánd set áside (these will be used for the filling ánd topping).
Note: I sliced the stráwberries for the filling (ábout 2 1/2 cups), ánd I diced the stráwberries for the top of the cáke (ábout 1/2 cup). Do both, or one or the other - your choice. You'll need ábout 3 cups totál.
For the whipped creám frosting: Combine the creám cheese, powdered sugár, ánd vánillá extráct in á lárge mixing bowl or the bowl of á stánd mixer. Fit the mixer with the whisk áttáchment ánd mix on medium speed until smooth. While the mixture is still whipping, slowly pour in the heávy creám down the side of the bowl. Stop ánd scrápe the bottom ánd sides of the bowl periodicálly. Increáse the speed ánd continue whipping until the creám cán hold á stiff peák.
Ássembly: Pláce one láyer of cáke on á plátter. Top with whipped creám frosting, then top with ábout 1 1/4 cups of sliced/diced stráwberries. Pláce ánother láyer of cáke on top ánd repeát. For the third/top of láyer of cáke, top with whipped creám frosting, then pláce the remáining diced/sliced stráwberries in the center. Decoráte the outside with whole stráwberries, if desired. I like to store this cáke in the fridge to keep the frosting stáble.