Strawberry Marshmallow Cake

Strawberry Marshmallow Cake – Hmmmmmm, Creamy Marshmallow and Sweet Strawberries
Strawberry Marshmallow Cake

Ingredients
Cake

• ½ C milk
  
• ½ C fresh squeezed orange juice
  
• 3 C cake flour
  
• 2 tsp baking powder
  
• ⅛ tsp salt
  
• 1 C butter, softened
  
• 2 C sugar
  
• 4 eggs
  
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Frosting

• 1¼ C plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided
  
• ⅓ C water
  
• 3 egg whites
  
• ¼ tsp cream of tartar
  
• 2 tsp grated orange peel
  
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
  
• 1 lb. strawberries (about 4 cups), sliced
  
• whole strawberries, halved or whole for garnish
  

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 3 (9×2-inch) round baking pans with cooking spray. Line bottom of pans with parchment paper; spray paper.
2. Combine milk and orange juice in small bowl.
   Whisk flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl.
3. Mix butter and 2 cups sugar in large bowl at medium speed 2 minutes or until smooth and creamy.
4. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Add in 2 teaspoons vanilla.
6. Beating slowly, beat in flour mixture in 3 parts alternately with orange juice mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Divide batter between pans.
7. Bake for 30- 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire rack 15 minutes.
8. Remove cakes from pan and remove parchment. Turn cakes top-side up; cool completely.
   (Cake can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and store at room temperature.)

Frosting

1. Beat 1¼ cups of the sugar, water, egg whites and cream of tartar in large heatproof bowl at high speed 1 minute or until egg whites are foamy and opaque. Place bowl over saucepan of barely simmering water (bowl should not touch water); beat at high speed 7 minutes or until soft peaks form
2. Remove bowl from saucepan. Add orange peel and 1 teaspoon vanilla; beat at high speed 2 minutes or until slightly cool and thickened.
   Divide frosting in 3 bowls
3. Combine sliced strawberries and remaining 1 tablespoon sugar in large bowl; let stand 15 minutes. divided.

Assemble the cake

1. Spoon a part of the strawberry mixture, including juice, over bottom layer add a frosting bowld .
2. Top with second layer and the remaining of strawberry mixture.
   add another frosting bowld
3. Top with third layer.
   Spread remaining frosting over top of cake.
4. Garnish with strawberries. Store in refrigerator.

Recipe adapted from Your home based mom