ingredients:
- 400 g strawberries
- 18 cm. diameter sponge cake
- 250 g whipped cream
- 15 g sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
step 1:
Slice the cake in half from the side. Mix the sugar and water. Dribble this syrup over both halves of the cake.
step 2:
Spread 1/3 of the whipped cream over the surface of the bottom half of the cake. Cut half of the strawberries in half and place on top of the whipped cream.
step 3:
Spread some cream over the strawberries until they are covered.
step 4:
Put the upper layer on top and spread the remaining cream over the top surface and side.
step 5:
Decorate with the remaining strawberries as you like.
comment:
This strawberry cake is very popular in Japan. One cake shop originated the combination of sponge cake, strawberries and whipped cream, and it spread all over Japan.