Strawberry Crunch Cake

Name: Strawberry Crunch Cake
Yield: Serves 10 to 12 (Makes one 8-inch layer cake)
Ingredients: 2 , large egg whites; 1/4 teaspoon, cream of tartar; 1/2 cup (3½ ounces), sugar; 3/4 cup, milk; 2 , large eggs, room temperature; 1/2 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1 cup (5 ounces), all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup (3½ ounces), sugar; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 6 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened but still cool; 2 quarts, strawberries, hulled and sliced thin, plus 12 whole strawberries for garnish; 3 tablespoons, granulated sugar; 2 cups, heavy cream; , Confectioners' sugar

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2006

Desserts or Baked Goods

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A surprise layer of meringue adds crunch to strawberries and cream.

SERVES10 to 12 (Makes one 8-inch layer cake)

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

UPDATE: This recipe has been slightly reformulated to be more failproof since its initial publication. The revision you see here was published in September of 2021. To keep our Strawberry Crunch Cake’s meringue layer crunchy and light, we w...

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