Strawberry Tallcake

Name: Strawberry Tallcake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters heavy cream; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1 Tbsp finely shredded lemon zest; 946 milliliters quartered strawberries; 9 Tbsps ounces good-quality strawberry jam; 6 Tbsps sugar, divided

Strawberry Tallcake is a gluten free and vegetarian side dish. One serving contains 261 calories, 1g of protein, and 18g of fat. This recipe serves 10. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Mother's Day. If you have heavy cream, lemon juice, lemon zest, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Make filling: In a large bowl, combine strawberries, 2 tbsp. sugar, the zest, and juice.

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Let sit 10 minutes.

In a medium bowl, whisk cream with remaining 4 tbsp. sugar until it holds a stiff peak.

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Assemble cake: Using a serrated knife, slice both cake layers in half horizontally. Set rounded tops aside to use as middle layers. Dollop 1 tbsp. whipped cream onto the center of a cake stand (to hold cake in place).

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Place 1 of remaining layers on stand, cut side up.

Spread with about 3 tbsp. jam.

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Sprinkle with about one-quarter of the sweetened strawberries, along with some juice. Then dollop one-quarter of the cream over strawberries. Repeat with second and third cake layers, using the reserved rounded tops.

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Place the remaining layer on the top of the cake, cut side down. Mound the remaining whipped cream in the center and spread to about 1 in. from the edge, then sprinkle with remaining strawberries.

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Spread