Tuesdays with Dorie BWJ: French Strawberry Cake
June 19, 2012 at 12:01 am | Posted in BWJ, cakes & tortes, groups, layer cakes, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 24 CommentsTags: baking, cake, fruit
Flo Braker‘s French Strawberry Cake is the perfect thing for right now, right here. Strawberries are all over the NYC greenmarkets (and my CSA), so a summer strawberry cake of some sort was bound to be in order even if we hadn’t picked this for TWD.
This is a lovely simple cake…no fancy buttercreams or anything. Just some lightly sweetened whipped cream and mashed strawberries filling a whole egg sponge cake. The cake is called a genoise in the book, but it’s the only genoise I’ve ever made that doesn’t heat the eggs in the process. The recipe calls for making one tall cake and splitting it into three layers. I made just a half recipe and I thought my little six-inch cake really only needed to be cut into two. This type of sponge cake can be a little dry on its own, but the whipped cream and macerated berries add the moisture that is needed. I think it became even tastier the second day. I can see this being great with raspberry smoosh, too, if you are feeling more English than French (Victoria sponge, anyone)?.
For the recipe, see Baking with Julia by Dorie Greenspan or read Sophia’s, Sophia’s Sweets and Allison’s Sleep Love Think Dine. Don’t forget to check out the rest of the TWD Blogroll!
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Simple it may be but how lovely it looks, especially so in a New Zealand winter with rain outside. Oh for some strawberries now….
Comment by Lesley— June 19, 2012 #
Yum, yum! Your cake looks so delicious Steph! My cake became tastier on the second day too…looking forward to seeing how it tastes like on the 3rd day!
Comment by janwa— June 19, 2012 #
I’ve made something very similar for the birthday of my niece, and I agree fresh strawberries work great in the cake!
Comment by Villy— June 19, 2012 #
Your cake looks perfect!
I think it’s simplicity is what makes it special.
Comment by sanyaliving— June 19, 2012 #
I am so lucky that the summer is now coming to Northern Germany. Regional tasty strawberries which taste like strawberries are the first sign of summer. Great looking cake.
Ulrike @Küchenlatein
Comment by Kuechenlatein (@Kuechenlatein)— June 19, 2012 #
Very cute cake. I wasn’t so happy with the genoise, but I’ll have to try it again.
Comment by Judy— June 19, 2012 #
Like how you cut the strawberries in half before placing them on your cake. Gorgeous shot, as always.
~Carmen
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Comment by Baking is my Zen— June 19, 2012 #
Yours looks very nice 🙂
Comment by Baker on the Rise— June 19, 2012 #
Your cake looks delicious. I had just a time with my genoise. I have to try it again soon.
Comment by thetoastedsprinkle— June 19, 2012 #
Just beautiful Steph! Love the smooshy middle
Comment by Susan @ food.baby— June 19, 2012 #
Beautiful job, Steph!
Comment by Jessica of My Baking Heart— June 19, 2012 #
That looks delicious & perfect for the summer! I cannot wait to try it! Thanks for sharing!
Comment by McAuley & Crandall, PA— June 19, 2012 #
Such a lovely picture and a delicious cake!
Comment by Ckay— June 19, 2012 #
It looks beautiful !
Unfortunately, I made this before those berries started showing up in my CSA basket 😦
Comment by Cher— June 19, 2012 #
Love how your cake turned out and how you used the strawberries on top of the cake,beautiful
Comment by Sandy— June 19, 2012 #
Your whipped cream looks expertly applied. Beautiful presentation.
Comment by The Double Trouble Kitchen— June 19, 2012 #
Lovely,as always!
Comment by Piebird— June 19, 2012 #
Looks delicious!
Comment by Jodie— June 19, 2012 #
Your cake looks perfect! Nice work!
Comment by jennrag— June 20, 2012 #
Looks beautiful! Great photos.
Comment by Cathleen— June 22, 2012 #
That looks simply gorgeous! I’ve just ordered RAMFT, I can’t wait for it to arrive.
Comment by NickkiT— June 24, 2012 #
This cake is gorgeous! And looks like it would be perfect for the 4th.
Comment by Rachel— July 1, 2012 #
That’s very pretty Steph! I think I may even be inspired to make one. What do you think of mixing Strawberries, Blueberries and Raspberries?
Comment by AmyRuth— July 10, 2012 #
Nice to hear from you! Mixed berries would be great, no doubt.
Comment by steph (whisk/spoon)— July 10, 2012 #