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Strawberry cake served on a plate
Decadent sponge cake layered with rich mascarpone and juicy strawberries

Fresh Strawberry Layer Cake

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Cakes and Desserts
The secret to sponge cake is air: millions of tiny bubbles in the beaten eggs inflate the batter in the hot oven, making it tall and light as a feather. Mascarpone is brilliant here because it's more stable than plain whipped cream, so the cake won't collapse under its own weight.
🕒 Prep Time 30 mins
🍳 Cook Time 30 mins
⌛ Total Time 1 hr
🍽️ Servings 8 servings
🔥 Calories 350 kcal
🌍 Cuisine International

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Cake tin (springform)
  • Electric whisk

Allergen Information

⚠️ Cereals containing gluten
⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Eggs

Instructions

1 ✓

Beat the eggs with the sugar until pale and thick (very foamy).

Tip: This is the 'ribbon' stage: if you lift the whisk, the trailing batter draws a pattern in the bowl.
2 ✓

Drizzle in the melted butter and vanilla, then gently fold in the flour mixed with baking powder.

Tip: Don't overmix, or you'll knock out the air you just beat in!
3 ✓

Bake at 180°C for 25-30 minutes (skewer test). Let cool on a wire rack.

Tip: If you cut it hot, it crumbs and falls apart.
4 ✓

For the cream, whip the cold double cream, then mix until smooth with the mascarpone and icing sugar.

Tip: The cream must be ice cold, otherwise it won't whip up but will curdle into butter.
5 ✓

Cut the sponge in half, fill with cream and strawberries, then coat the outside too.

Tip: Chill in the fridge before decorating so the cream firms up.

Recipe FAQ

The centre of the sponge sank, why?
You probably opened the oven door during baking. Due to the sudden temperature drop, the still unstable bubbles collapsed.

Ingredients

  • 200 g Plain flour
  • 150 g Caster sugar
  • 4 pc Eggs
  • 100 g Butter (melted)
  • 1 pack Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 250 ml Double cream (cold)
  • 200 g Mascarpone
  • 300 g Fresh strawberries
  • 50 g Icing sugar