ENGLISH NORTH COUNTRY STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM COURTING CAKE
A divine and decadent three tiered strawberries and cream gateau, enough to melt any man's heart! There is another recipe for this on Zaar, but this is the recipe that I know and love; this recipe has family connections; my mother has an old black and white photograph, taken in 1920, of my grandparents seated by my grandmother's courting Cake! The tradition is that the cake was baked by the young ladies for their betrothed, one would assume as some sort of culinary test maybe? The tradition was particularly prevalent in the north of England, hence the name of my cake. You can use bruised or very ripe strawberries for use in the filling, I buy mine at the end of the season when there is a glut - reserving the best ones for the top of the cake! The cake is also known as a Betrothal Cake in some parts of Great Britain.
Provided by French Tart
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 1 Courting Cake, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Pre-heat oven to 180C/350F/gas 4.
- Grease and line with baking parchment, three 7" or 8" round Victoria sandwich tins.
- Cream the butter, vanilla extract and sugar together until pale and fluffy - this is very important, it captures air and keeps the cake light and moist!
- Add the beaten eggs gradually, mixing well each time. Lightly sieve in the flour - again gradually - and then add enough milk to make the cake mixture a dropping consistency.
- Divide the mixture between the three cake tins - giving them a gentle shake to level them, and bake in the pre-heated oven for about 25 - 30 minutes, or until well risen and a pale golden brown. Turn the cakes out and leave to cool on a wire rack.
- Whip the cream until thick and holding soft peaks and add the vanilla extract if using.
- Sandwich the cakes together with the cream and sliced strawberries - reserving at least 8 for the top of the cake.
- Place the cake on an atractive cake or gateau serving platter/stand and sprinkle the icing sugar over the top of the cake.
- Decorate with the reserved whole strawberries.
- N.B. you can also decorate the top of the cake with the whipped cream - but this is not traditional!
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Bright Akpan
[email protected]I would definitely make this cake again.
David Emmanuel Soko
[email protected]This cake was so beautiful and delicious. It was the perfect dessert for my party.
Ernest Jackson
[email protected]This cake was a bit too dry for my taste, but the flavor was good.
Mohammad Usman Ali
[email protected]I'm not a baker, but this recipe was easy to follow and my cake turned out great!
Sakina Abubakar
[email protected]This cake was so delicious! I loved the combination of strawberries and cream.
Naheel Bakhsh
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of strawberries, but I still enjoyed this cake. The cream filling was especially good.
faruk salaudeen
[email protected]This cake was a bit too sweet for my taste, but it was still very good.
Miguel Cruz
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly, but my cake didn't turn out as fluffy as I would have liked.
Olivier Namwanje
[email protected]This cake was so easy to make, and it turned out so beautiful. I'm definitely going to make it again.
Norezan Lusip
[email protected]I made this cake for my boyfriend and he loved it! He said it was the best cake he's ever had.
Thomas Bingham
[email protected]This cake was a bit too dry for my taste, but the flavor was good.
Waqas1860 Khan
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of strawberries, but I still enjoyed this cake. The cream filling was especially good.
Claude Pyp
[email protected]This cake was a bit dense for my taste, but the flavor was good.
Radia tul Ratri Shuvo
[email protected]I made this cake for a potluck and it was a huge success. Everyone loved it!
raven nesbit
[email protected]This cake was a bit too sweet for my taste, but it was still very good.
Alia Albashir
[email protected]I've never had courting cake before, but this recipe was a great introduction. The cake was light and fluffy, and the strawberries and cream filling was creamy and tart.
Ali Hassan Khan
[email protected]This courting cake was a hit! It was so easy to make and turned out so moist and flavorful. The strawberries and cream filling was the perfect addition.