Strawberry Shortcake

Strawberry Shortcake Dessert Recipe

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs- separated
• ¼ tsp. Cream of tartar
• 1 cup flour
• 1/3 cup water
• ¼ cup salad or vegetable oil
• 1 ½ tsp. Baking powder
• ½ tsp. Vanilla extract
• 2 qt. Strawberries chopped and macerated
• 1 ½ pints whipping cream- whipped
• ¾ cups sugar

preheat oven to 325 degrees and line bottom of 10 inch spring form pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tarter till stiff peaks form. Add ¼ cup sugar, two tablespoons at a time beating well after each addition till well dissolved. Whites should stand in stiff peaks.
Iin separate bowl beat egg yolks, flour, water, oil, baking powder, vanilla and1/2 cup sugar until well mixed.
With wire whisk fold flour mixture into egg whites just until blended. Pour into 10 inch spring form pan. Bake about 1 hour. Cake is done when center springs back when lightly pressed. Using thread, cut cake horizontally to make 3 layers. Spoon strawberry onto first layer, then whipped cream, top with cake, strawberry, whipped cream. Finish with third cake layer, frost with remaining whipped cream and top with remaining strawberries.

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