I was really excited to bake the French Strawberry Cake. This recipe is hosted by
Sophia and
Allison and you can check out their blogs if you want the recipe...or, as always, you can check out the book,
Baking with Julia by Dorie Greenspan.
I was thinking this would be a great recipe this month. We had much to celebrate. There was my husband's birthday, but he likes Mocha cake. And then there was my older daughter's high school graduation but she loves a good lemon tart.
So, today, the day before TWD/BWJ blog day, I made the cake. I would say we are celebrating the first full weekday of summer vacation. It was the first Monday that we could all sleep in and I had the whole day to bake this cake.
Reading through the recipe, I thought this would be one terrific recipe. As the title suggests, it features strawberries and cream frosting. Yum. Unfortunately, this cake was not as spectacular as I had hoped. The recipe did say that the cake is "sturdy, firm, adaptable...and drier than most American cakes." And indeed, the genoise I baked certainly was sturdy and dry. I have to ask myself, "Is it me?" or was that just the nature of the cake? I just don't know genoise well enough to know the answer.
I did like the strawberries and the cream frosting, so I'm sure these recipes will find their way into my repertoire.
