What ingredients do you need to make a strawberry cake with vanilla custard filling?

1) 120 g/4.25 oz of vanilla pudding (3 sachets) 2) 200 g/7 oz of granulated sugar for custard 3) 100 g/3.5 oz of granulated sugar for syrup 4) 1 l/35 fl oz of cow milk 5) 1 tsp of vanilla essence or vanilla extract for vanilla custard 6) 1 tbsp of vanilla essence or vanilla extract for syrup 7) 200 g/7 oz of butter at room temperature 8) 100 g/3.5 oz of caster sugar 9) 300 ml/10 fl oz of cold water 10) 400 g/14 oz of ladyfingers 11) 1 kg/35 oz of fresh strawberries 12) 500 ml/17 fl oz of whipped cream 13) 10 g/0.35 oz of cake gelatin (optional) 14) fresh peppermint leaves for garnishing (optional)

How to make a fresh strawberry cake with vanilla custard from scratch?

1) open the sachets and place vanilla pudding into a saucepan 2) add 200 g/7 oz of sugar to the pan 3) pour some cow milk into the pan and mix the ingredients to dissolve the sugar, then pour the rest of the milk and stir the ingredients again 4) place the saucepan on the stovetop over medium temperature 5) add 1 tsp of vanilla essence, mix and boil ingredients according to instructions from the pudding package while stirring continuously until the pudding is thick 6) cover pudding with food foil and wait to cool to room temperature 7) meanwhile, place soft butter into a bowl 8) add caster sugar over butter gradually while combining ingredients by rubbing them with a wooden spoon or silicon tool 9) remove foil from vanilla pudding and stir it into a mixer for a couple of minutes until has a creamy consistency 10) add gradually sweetened butter to the pudding while combining ingredients in a mixer 11) vanilla custard filling for the strawberry cake is ready when the ingredients are smooth and the custard is very creamy 12) place water into a bowl and pour a spoon of vanilla essence 13) add 100 g / 3.5 oz of sugar into the bowl and mix ingredients until sugar is dissolved completely 14) soak about 1/3 of the ladyfingers into the previously prepared syrup and place them in a layer into a baking mold with a removable edge, break ladyfingers if necessary to match available spaces 15) place about 1/3 of the custard into the mold 16) level the custard layer and press gently to enter the custard between ladyfingers 17) wash strawberries and wait to drain the water well 18) remove leaves from strawberries if necessary, then cut them into thin slices 19) place a layer of strawberry slices into the mold 20) make another layer of soaked ladyfingers into the mold 21) make another layer of custard filling 22) make another layer of sliced strawberries 23) use the rest of the ladyfingers and make a new cake layer 24) place the rest of the filling over the ladyfingers and level it well 25) place the cake into the fridge for about 1 hour to harden the filling 26) meanwhile, prepare whipped cream 27) take the cake out from the fridge, place it on a platter, open the mold edge, detach the cake by using a short thin-blade knife, then remove the edge carefully to avoid breaking the cake side 28) coat the cake edge with whipped cream 29) make a whipped cream stripe along the cake's top edge to hide imperfections 30) cover completely the cake top with a strawberry layer 31) place peppermint leaves at the cake base for a spectacular look (optional) 32) prepare cake gelatin and brush the strawberry layer on top if you serve the cake later 33) place the fresh strawberry cake with vanilla custard filling into the fridge for several hours to harden the filling (at least 3 hours or overnight) 34) take the fresh fruit cake out from the fridge and slice it up as desired

Fresh Strawberry Cake with Custard Filling | Homemade Recipes from Scratch 2023

Fresh Strawberry Cake Recipe with Custard Filling

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Homemade Strawberry Custard Cake Recipes: Fresh Strawberry Cake with Custard Filling

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