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Cake
3 cups cake flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups sugar
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 tbsp plus 1 tsp grated lemon peel
4 large eggs
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1-1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
2 tbsp poppy seeds
White Chocolate Cream
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
6 tbsp fresh lemon juice
8 oz good-quality white chocolate (such as Lindt or Baker's), chopped
3 cups chilled whipping cream
2 1/2 cups sliced hulled strawberries
4 oz good-quality white chocolate, shaved into curls
12 whole strawberries
FOR CAKE: Preheat oven to 350. Butter 10 inch springform pan with 2-3/4-inch-high sides. Line bottom of pan with waxed paper; butter paper.
Combine first 4 ingredients in medium bowl. Using electric mixer; beat sugar; butter and lemon peel in large bowl until smooth. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon juice and vanilla. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk in 3 additions each, beating just until blended. Stir in poppy seeds. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake until cake is golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Transfer pan to rack. Run knife around pan sides to loosen cake. Release pan sides; cool cake. (Can he made 1 day ahead. Cover and keep at room temperature.)
FOR WHITE CHOCOLATE CREAM: Combine 1/2 cup sugar; eggs and lemon juice in top of double boiler set over simmering water. Whisk until very thick and candy thermometer registers 160 degrees, about 3 minutes. Remove from over water. Add chopped white chocolate and whisk until smooth. Cool to room temperature.
Beat cream and remaining 1/4 cup sugar in large bowl to firm peaks. Fold in white chocolate mixture.
Turn cake out onto work surface. Peel off paper Cut cake horizontally into 3 equal layers. Using bottom of springform pan as aid, transfer 1 cake layer to platter; cut side up.
Spread 1 cup chocolate cream over. Arrange half of sliced strawberries in single layer over chocolate cream. Spread 1/2 cup chocolate cream over berries. Repeat layering with 1 cake layer; 1 cup chocolate cream, remaining sliced berries and 1/2 cup chocolate cream. Top with third cake layer; cut side down.
Spread 3 cups chocolate cream over top and sides of cake. Press white chocolate curls onto sides of cake. Spoon remaining chocolate cream into pastry bag fitted with medium star tip. Pipe around top edge of cake. Garnish cake with whole berries. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover; chill. let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.)
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Category: Cakes
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Cake
3 cups cake flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups sugar
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 tbsp plus 1 tsp grated lemon peel
4 large eggs
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1-1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
2 tbsp poppy seeds
White Chocolate Cream
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
6 tbsp fresh lemon juice
8 oz good-quality white chocolate (such as Lindt or Baker's), chopped
3 cups chilled whipping cream
2 1/2 cups sliced hulled strawberries
4 oz good-quality white chocolate, shaved into curls
12 whole strawberries
FOR CAKE: Preheat oven to 350. Butter 10 inch springform pan with 2-3/4-inch-high sides. Line bottom of pan with waxed paper; butter paper.
Combine first 4 ingredients in medium bowl. Using electric mixer; beat sugar; butter and lemon peel in large bowl until smooth. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon juice and vanilla. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk in 3 additions each, beating just until blended. Stir in poppy seeds. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake until cake is golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Transfer pan to rack. Run knife around pan sides to loosen cake. Release pan sides; cool cake. (Can he made 1 day ahead. Cover and keep at room temperature.)
FOR WHITE CHOCOLATE CREAM: Combine 1/2 cup sugar; eggs and lemon juice in top of double boiler set over simmering water. Whisk until very thick and candy thermometer registers 160 degrees, about 3 minutes. Remove from over water. Add chopped white chocolate and whisk until smooth. Cool to room temperature.
Beat cream and remaining 1/4 cup sugar in large bowl to firm peaks. Fold in white chocolate mixture.
Turn cake out onto work surface. Peel off paper Cut cake horizontally into 3 equal layers. Using bottom of springform pan as aid, transfer 1 cake layer to platter; cut side up.
Spread 1 cup chocolate cream over. Arrange half of sliced strawberries in single layer over chocolate cream. Spread 1/2 cup chocolate cream over berries. Repeat layering with 1 cake layer; 1 cup chocolate cream, remaining sliced berries and 1/2 cup chocolate cream. Top with third cake layer; cut side down.
Spread 3 cups chocolate cream over top and sides of cake. Press white chocolate curls onto sides of cake. Spoon remaining chocolate cream into pastry bag fitted with medium star tip. Pipe around top edge of cake. Garnish cake with whole berries. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover; chill. let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.)
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