Description
A beautiful display of fruit with simple vanilla cake and whipped cream. Soft, moist, fluffy, and fruity, celebrate the end of fruit season with a winner.
Ingredients
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For the cake:
- 2 ½ cup all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup oil (canola, vegetable, olive, etc.)
- 1 ½ cup sugar
- 6 eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 teaspoon orange juice
For whipped cream frosting:
- 2 ¼ cup whipping cream
- 6 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
For decoration:
- Strawberry, blueberry, and cherry or other fresh fruit of your choice
Instructions
- Prepare the frosting in a bowl by beating the whipping cream with powdered sugar and vanilla until stiff peak forms. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Grease or line with parchment paper a 9 inch and an 8 inch round pan. Set aside.
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
- In a large bowl, mix flour, and baking powder. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, beat butter, oil and sugar until combined.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix vanilla and orange juice.
- Add flour mixture and beat on low speed until combined.
- Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until golden and a wooden pick comes out clean.
- Cool in pan on wire rack for 10-12 minutes.
- Remove from pan and cool completely.
- To decorate, spread dollop of whipped cream on the cooled cake and adorn with fresh fruits.
Notes
If you like your cake to be very sweet you can add up to 2 cups of sugar in place of 1 ½ cups.
- Category: Baking