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Seasonal Berry Cake

Serves

Six to Eight

Ingredients

3 cups fresh ripe sweet berries (strawberries work very well)

2 cups 35% cream, whipped

Angel food cake, sliced

1 cup simple syrup

1 tbsp Minus 8

Angel Food Cake

Serves

Makes one 9″ Cake

Ingredients

1/2 cup melted butter

6 egg whites

1/4 tsp salt

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

1 1/4 cups cake and pastry flour

1 tbsp cornstarch

1 tsp vanilla extract

Method

Preheat oven to 350°

Grease a 9″ cake pan.

Beat the egg whites and salt until stiff.

Fold in the dry ingredients, then fold in the melted butter and vanilla.

Pour the batter into the pan, and bake for 30 minutes.

Mix the berries, Minus 8, and _ cup simple syrup (see below for simple syrup).

Purée and adjust for sweetness with refined sugar if required.

Whip the cream, and fold in the purée.

Coat each slice of sponge cake evenly with the remaining syrup.

Spoon a generous serving of the whipped cream and berry mixture on to the sponge cake slice.

Garnish with whole berries and mint or basil leaves.

Simple Syrup

Boil 2 parts water to 1 part sugar while stirring to dissolve the sugar.

Boil until a syrup consistency is attained, then remove from heat and cool to room temperature.