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Fresh Strawberry Torte with Rum Custard
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| Servings: 10-12 |
Ingredients:  6 eggs 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar, divided 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup cornstarch 3 1/2 cups milk 2 egg yolks 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick/1 oz./28g) unsalted butter 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 4 cups (2 pints/1 liter) fresh strawberries 6 tablespoons dark rum 4 cups (2 pints/1 liter) heavy cream 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted |
| Instructions: For Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C. Grease and flour a 10-inch springform pan. Beat eggs in large bowl with electric mixer at high speed until foamy. Beat in 3/4 cup granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat 3 minutes more. Beat in 1/4 teaspoon salt. Sift 1/3 of flour over egg mixture; fold in. Repeat until all flour has been incorporated. Spread batter into prepared springform pan. Bake 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Loosen cake from side of pan; remove side of pan. Remove cake from bottom of pan to wire rack. Cool completely. Clean pan. For Custard: Combine remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar, cornstarch and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt in large saucepan; mix well. Stir in milk untilsmooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently. Boil 3 minutes, stirring constantly; remove from heat. Whisk egg yolks in small bowl; gradually whisk in 1 cup hot milk mixture. Gradually whisk egg yolk mixture into remaining milk mixture in saucepan. Cook over low heat 1 minute, stirring constantly. Immediately pour custard into medium bowl. Cut butter into 6 pieces; add to custard and stir until melted. Stir in vanilla extract. Press waxed paper onto surface of custard; refrigerate. Cool completely. For Strawberries and Torting Cake: Reserve 8 whole strawberries for garnish. Hull and thinly slice remaining strawberries. Cut cake horizontally into 3 even layers using thin serrated knife. To Assemble Torte: Brush top of each cake layer with 2 tablespoons rum. Place one cake layer in bottom of springform pan. Spread with 1/2 of custard. Arrange 1/2 of strawberry slices over custard in single layer. Top with second cake layer; spread with remaining custard and top with remaining strawberry slices. Place third cake layer on top. Cover and refrigerate at least 12 hours. About 45 minutes before serving, beat cream with confectioners' sugar in large bowl with electric mixer at high speed until stiff. Spoon 2 cups whipped cream mixture into pastry bag fitted with large star tip; refrigerate. Remove side of pan; place dessert on serving plate (do not remove bottom of pan). Spread remaining whipped cream mixture on sides and top of torte. Pipe reserved whipped cream mixture around top and bottom edges. Refrigerate 30 minutes before serving. To Serve: Garnish with reserved whole strawberries. Cut torte into slices. Refrigerate leftovers. Makes 10-12 servings. |
| Source: DianasDesserts.com |
| Date: April 25, 2002 |
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Reviewer: Lisa
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The theory is good on this one but the recipe is missing some ingredients. The cake part has nothing to help it rise and only tastes very eggy. I ended up throwing it out and using a yellow cake recipe which worked really well. Custard came out great but whipped topping seems to have too much cream and wouldn't hold until it is time to serve it. With these adjustments, it came out great but the recipe as it stands here needs a lot of changes.
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The theory is good on this one but the recipe is missing some ingredients. The cake part has nothing to help it rise and only tastes very eggy. I ended up throwing it out and using a yellow cake recipe which worked really well. Custard came out great but whipped topping seems to have too much cream and wouldn't hold until it is time to serve it. With these adjustments, it came out great but the recipe as it stands here needs a lot of changes.
Reviewer: Linda
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I got rave reviews when I made this for Father's Day dessert, however, my cake only rose tall enough for two layers and I almost had to use a saws-all to tort it. I used a layer of lady fingers in place of the center layer. Also, my custard did not set up properly and I ended up freezing the entire thing. It was beautiful when all said and done but I would, as previously suggested, maybe substitute a pound cake recipe or something else for the cake and use a different recipe for the custard.
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I got rave reviews when I made this for Father's Day dessert, however, my cake only rose tall enough for two layers and I almost had to use a saws-all to tort it. I used a layer of lady fingers in place of the center layer. Also, my custard did not set up properly and I ended up freezing the entire thing. It was beautiful when all said and done but I would, as previously suggested, maybe substitute a pound cake recipe or something else for the cake and use a different recipe for the custard.