Berries & Cream
Ingredients
Instructions
Step 1
Grease small individual cake pans. Line with waxed paper and grease again.
Step 2
Add eggs in large mixing bowl and beat until foamy; gradually beat in sugar. Beat at high speed for 8 to 10 minutes or until thick, pale yellow and tripled in volume. Beat in vanilla. Sift together flour and baking powder; lightly fold in batter. Fold in butter. Pour into prepared pans.
Step 3
Bake in 325°F oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched in centre. Turn cakes out into rack; remove paper and let cool.
Step 4
Whip cream; beat in sugar and vanilla. Set 1 cup aside. Fold berries (raspberries, blueberries, strawberries) into remaining cream.
Step 5
Assemble cake, spreading the filling underneath and over layer. Top cake with remaining cream. Decorate with berries. Drizzle with melted chocolate if desired.