Strawberry Shortcake

In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Add dries and milk alternately, beginning and ending with dries.

Pour evenly into the cake pans and bake at 350 F for approximately 18-20 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean.

Lemon Curd with Mascarpone and Whipped Cream

INGREDIENTS

2 large eggs

6 tablespoons granulated sugar

6 tablespoons fresh-squeezed lemon juice

1/4 teaspoon lemon zest

1 cup heavy whipping cream

4 ounces mascarpone cheese

DIRECTIONS

Whisk eggs, sugar, lemon juice and zest in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring all the while, until mixture begins to thicken. Sauce should be thick enough to coat a spoon. Remove from heat and cool completely. (If the lemon curd is lumpy, strain before chilling).

Meanwhile, while lemon curd is cooling, beat heavy cream in a large bowl until stiff peaks form. Refrigerate until ready to use.

In another bowl, beat mascarpone cheese until soft and creamy. Slowly add 1/4 cup of the cooled lemon curd until well blended. Add the remaining lemon curd to this mixture, so that all of the lemon curd is incorporated into the mascarpone. Gently fold this lemon-curd mixture into the whipped cream until blended.

Strawberries

1 pint strawberries, cleaned. Slice berries, but leave a few of the smaller ones whole for the top of the cake.

Assembly

Place one layer of cake on your cake plate. Spread half of the filling over the top and then arrange a bed of sliced strawberries over the cream. Place the second layer of cake over berries and spread remaining filling over the top. Arrange remaining sliced berries on top with just a few whole berries* in the very center.

Refrigerate until ready to serve.

*I used too many whole berries on top, and would prefer to have used more sliced berries. It makes it easier to serve and to eat with the berries sliced!



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