How to make strawberry cake, a recipe to make at home

You can use seasonal fruits instead of strawberries, depending on the season of the year. We show you step by step with video included from .

Mass

Flour 0000 250 g.

Butter 100 g

1 tsp vanilla essence

135g. of sugar

1 egg

Custard cream

250 ml milk

55 grams of sugar

lemon peels

2 yolks

20 grams of cornstarch

Cream

250g. of milk cream

1 tbsp. of sugar

500g. of strawberries

1 envelope of strawberry gelatin.

For the dough we are going to place the butter in a bowl and beat it for a minute. Then we are going to add the sugar and beat until it is integrated. Add the egg and continue beating.
Add the lemon zest and half of the flour. Mix in the bowl and add the rest of the flour, mixing with your hand. No need to kneadif not integrate everything.
Once united, wrap in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes. (While they are making the filling!)
To stretch the dough, cover the counter with plastic wrap and stretch it on top. You can use a little flour to prevent the stick from sticking. To get the dough into the mold, we lift the plastic wrap off the counter and pour it onto the mold.
Cover the dough with parchment paper or aluminum and add some type of weight (beans, lentils, etc.) and place in a medium oven for about 10 minutes. Remove, remove the weight and return to the oven for another 10 minutes until the edges are golden brown. Let cool.

Stuffed

Wash well strawberries, cut off the stem and fillet them lengthwise. Reserve.
In a bowl, place the milk with the sugar and lemon zest, and microwave at maximum power for two minutes.
In another container, beat the yolk with a splash of milk. Add the cornstarch and beat until integrated. Strain the hot milk on top and beat.
Microwave at maximum for 1 more minute. Beat vigorously when it comes out and cover with a film in contact with the cream so that a layer of cream does not form on top. our pastry cream. Let cool.
In another bowl, whip the heavy cream with the sugar at medium point. When it is done, add the pastry cream and integrate well. Cover again with film in contact.
Prepare the gelatin as instructed on the package and let it cool to room temperature so that it remains liquid.

armed

Let’s assemble our strawberry cake: on the cold cake dough, place the cream and spread well.
On top, put the strawberries in a circular or spiral shape as seen in the video.
With a spoon and little by little, cover with the cold gelatin the whole cake. Place in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving.

STRAWBERRY CAKE (it’s perfect!!!)

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