Whipped Cream Valentine Cake
"This easy impressive layer cake is great for any special loved one, Valentine's day or not. From Lion House Cookbook."
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
12-14
ingredients
- 1 (10 inch) angel food cake, baked and cooled or store-bought
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen strawberries or (10 ounce) package raspberries, thawed
- 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin
- 2 cups heavy cream, whipped until stiff
- 4 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
directions
- Cut angel food cake into 3 horizontal layers.
- Drain juice from thawed berries into a small bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over juice and allow to stand until softened.
- Set small bowl in a larger bowl of hot water and stir until gelatin dissolves. Combine gelatin muxture with berries and cool slightly. (if mixture cools too much, gelatin will set.).
- Add sugar and vanilla to whipped cream. Fold berries into cream. (It may seem too juicy but it will soon set up.)
- Alternate cake layers with generous layers of cream mixture. Adjust top cake layer and spread remaining cream over entire top and sides of cake. Refrigerate until firm.
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Reviews
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Delicious and beautiful! I'll be making this one again, and not just on Valentine's Day! -
Don't wait until Valentine's Day to make this, it is delicious anytime, I served this for a dessert over the weekend using frozen strawberries that I froze from the summer season, my family really enjoyed it, I wouldn't change a thing except mabey to increase the whipped cream slightly, thanks hon!...Kitten:)
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I am the wife of my wonderful husband John and the mother of 3 boys, Zander 5yrs, Asher 2 1/2yrs, and Tiernan 10 months. We live in and love Alaska. I love to hike and camp and go running in the mountains. I work part time as a hairstylist in a little salon in my home. I also enjoy scrap-booking, photography, and reading a really good book(my latest was Twilight by Stephenie Meyer). And I love to cook, especially bake!
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