Strawberry Shortcake

Chef : Lynette Foo

Genres : Western Pastry,

Ingredients

Cake
140g eggs
71g sugar
13g honey
60g cake flour
12g cornstarch
8g butter
13g milk
A few drops of vanilla extract

Sugar syrup
50g water
50g sugar

Assembly
Fresh strawberries
Whipped cream

Method

Cake
Combine the eggs and sugar+honey in a bowl and raise the temperature of this mixture to 40°C using a hot water bath.
Whisk the mixture using a hand mixer for several minutes until you reach an ivory coloured batter (pale and fluffy).
Add the sifted flour/cornstarch and fold it in carefully with a spatula.
Add in butter/milk at 60°C and fold carefully.
Bake at 165°C for approx. 30minutes. Let it cool completely before slicing it into 3 layers.

Assembly
Place a layer of cake down on a cake board, then spread an even layer of whipped cream on it. Arrange the strawberry slices, then
top with a bit more cream. Repeat one more time and top with the final layer of cake.

Decorate the cake with more whipped cream and strawberries.