Feine Erdbeer Torte...Strawberry Cake from Dr.Oekter

Japanese Christmas Cake

Ingredients:

For sponge cake:

• 3/4 cup all purpose flour



• 2/3 cup sugar



• 1 Tbsp milk



• 3 eggs



• 1 1/2 Tbsp butter

For topping:

• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream



• 4 Tbsps sugar



• Strawberries

Preparation:

• Whisk eggs in a bowl.



• Place the bowl over warm water in another large bowl and whisk further.



• Add sugar little by little.



• When the egg mixture becomes light yellow, sift flour and add to the bowl.



• Mix the flour lightly in the egg mixture.



• Mix butter in warm milk.



• Add mixture of melted butter and milk in the batter and stir gently.



• Preheat the oven in 350-degree.



• Place baking papers inside of a round cake pan (18cm).



• Pour the batter in the pan and bake in the preheated oven for 25-35 minutes.



• Remove the cake from the pan and cool it on a rack.

Strawberry Spongecake

This was a great way to use strawberries!
I used a Nigella recipe for sponge cake, from her How To Eat book. It was delicious, but next time I want an sponge with more of a light consistency this one was made with a food processor therefore didn't have the texture I wanted.