My Favorite Cake

Strawberry Cake

1 1/2 cups sugar

3/4 cup strawberry jello

1 cup butter, softened

 4 eggs, room temp, separated

 3 cups sifted cake flour( sift flour before measuring

 1 teaspoons baking powder and 1 1/2 teasp baking soda

1 cup buttermilk

 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

 1/2 cup strawberry puree made from frozen strawberries and jam (save half for frosting.)

Preheat oven to 350, Grease 2 9inch cake pans

In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar and the strawberry jello powder until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks one at a time. Combine flour and baking powder. Stir into batter alternating with the buttermilk. Blend in 1/2 cup strawberry puree. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter. Divide evenly into the pans. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow cakes to cool in their pans for 10 minutes before removing.

Strawberry Frosting

1 1/2 cups heavy cream, whipped

1 brick cream cheese softened

1 8oz container Mascarpone Cheese, softened

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1/2 cup strawberry powder

1/2 cup strawberry puree

Whip the 2 cheeses until softened. Add sugar, jello and puree. Mix well. Fold in the whipped cream. Frost cake.