Strawberry and Cream Sponge Cake (Christmas Edition)

For Christmas, I've decided to make a strawberry and cream sponge cake. The cake is very common in Asian culture to have during Christmas, especially for Japanese people. This dessert is made of a soft and airy sponge cake base, sandwiched with freshly whipped strawberry cream and some fresh-cut strawberries. For my cake, I named it Strawberry Wonderland.🍓☃🏘

Ingredients:                                              Sponge cake:        Whipped Cream:

4 eggs🥚            3/4pintof heavy whipping cream

70grams of sugar                  1/4cup of fine sugar

40ml of milk🥛          1/4cup of strawberry puree 

30ml of canola oil 2cups of 🍓(filling&décor)

1tsp of vanilla extract  

Meringue and egg batter

 50grams of all purpose flower

50grams of corn starch

Steps:

1.To make the sponge cake, first combine the egg yolks, milk, oil, flour, corn starch, vanilla, 1/4 of the sugar and whisk until smoothed. (Set aside for later use)

2.Using an mixer, whisk the egg whites on high speed for 5min or until medium soft peaks form. When whisking, add sugar gradually after the egg whites become frothy.

3.Gently fold in the two mixtures in 3 parts until combined. "Fold"-"To gently mix a light mixture into a heavy one, avoiding knocking out the air"(Paul 247) This had help me understand the importance of folding gently instead of just whisking till combined. It really makes a difference in the end result of the sponge cake. From being stiff to light and airy.

4.Pour batter into a round baking pan and bake for 45min in a 300 degrees Fahrenheit oven.

5.For the whipped cream, blend strawberries into a puree and strain the seeds with a sift.(set aside)

6.In a bowl, whisk the whipping cream and sugar together until it becomes stiff. Whisk in the puree.

7.Slice the cooled cake equally into two. Spread a layer of cream on the cake and place a layer of strawberries on to the cream and cover the strawberries with another layer cream. Finally, placing the last piece of sponge cake onto the cream.

8.Frost the cake and decorate it with the rest of the strawberries and cream.(put in fridge overnight)
"put your chosen tip in pastry bag then fold over tip of the bag to form a lip that sits over your hand and fill the bag with chosen frosting"(Paul 188) This has help me to fill the pastry bag quicker and made the whole process of decorating easier.

Lastly I want to wish everyone a merry Christmas! I hope you all get a chance to try this cake❤

What r your guys favorite type of cake and what filling do you like in it?