In my husband's family, this cake Torta de Frutillas con Crema (Strawberry and Cream), is the most traditional. This year my husband asked me for this cake for his birthday.
This cake melts in your mouth and complements any fruit. I generally do the genoise two days before the birthday, refrigerate tightly wrapped in plastic wrap, and fill the cakes the day before to allow flavors to blend.
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Torta Frutillas Strawberries and Cream Cake
- Prep Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours
- Yield: 12
- Category: Cakes
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Chilean
Description
A perfect Chilean cake for summer
Ingredients
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For the genoise (step-by-step photos here)
- 225 grams of sifted cake flour
- 6 large eggs
- 225 grams of granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon fine salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 50 grams of melted butter
- 500 grams of strawberries
- 2 cups chilled whipping cream
- 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
Instructions
- Make the genoise cake: Preheat oven to 365F or 185C. Prepare a cake pan of 23 cm in diameter and at least 7 cm high. Cover the bottom with parchment paper.
- Mix the eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla whisk in a bowl, and heat in a double boiler until it reaches a temperature of 115F or 46C. Take it out of the bath, and beat it with an electric mixer at high speed until the mixture rises and collapses after leaving a ring on the edge of the bowl.
- With a spatula, incorporate the sifted flour in 3 steps, using soft folding movements. Add the melted butter and incorporate it in the same manner.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes until lightly golden.
- Cool on a wire rack and then wrap and refrigerate. Do not un-mold until you go to cut and assemble the cake.
- Assemble the cake: Cut strawberries, and reserve eight whole to decorate on top.
- Whip cream with a mixer on high speed until it forms soft waves, lower the speed to low, and add sugar in a steady rain. Go back to high speed and continue beating until stiff peaks. Do not overbeat. It is easier if the bowl and beaters are very cold. I placed them in the freezer for 5 minutes.
- Un-mold the cake and remove the parchment paper. Cut the cake into three layers.
- Place one layer on the plate that you will serve the cake, covered with cream, strawberries, and cake. Repeat until finished.
- Garnish with strawberries and mint. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving. Keep refrigerated.
Pilar Hernandez says
Susan says
In the recipe it says to not un-mold until you are going to cut and assemble the cake. Does this mean that when it says to cool them on a rack, and then wrap them and refrigerate them that they are still in the pan? Or do I cool and refrigerate them out of the pan? Thank you.
Pilar Hernandez says
You let it cool in the pan.
Serena says
I am planning on making this for a project for my Spanish class. Is the sugar for the cake part, granulated sugar or powdered sugar? Thanks.
Pilar Hernandez says
Granulated. Good luck.