Berry Glazed Picnic Cake Recipe
Ingredients
| All-Purpose Flour- 1/2 cup | ||
| Sugar | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Lemon peel | 1 Teaspoon, finely shredded | |
| Baking powder | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Butter margarine | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), softened | |
| Egg yolk | 1 , beaten | |
| Milk | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Vanilla | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Cream Cheese- 1 8-ounce package and one 3-ounce package, softened | ||
| Sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Egg yolks | 2 | |
| Vanilla | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Lemon juice | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Strawberries | 2 Cup (16 tbs), sliced | |
| Currant jelly | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Almonds | 2 Tablespoon, sliced | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2) In a bowl stir together flour, sugar, lemon peel, and baking powder.
3) Using knife or putting the flour mixture in food processor, cut in margarine or butter till mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
4) Prepare a well in the center.
5) In another bowl beat together egg yolk or egg, milk, and vanilla.
6) Stream the egg mixture over the flour mixture.
7) Stir until the dough starts coming together and leaving the side of bowl.
8) Spoon the flour mixture into bottom of an 8x8x2-inch baking pan.
MAKING
9) In a small bowl, mix together cream cheese, sugar, egg yolks or egg, vanilla, and lemon juice.
10) Using a hand blender, beat on high speed till smooth and creamy.
11) Cover the dough in the pan with cheese mixture.
12) Bake in the oven for 30 to 35 minutes or till top is golden.
13) Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
14) Wrap with plastic film and refrigerate 4 to 24 hours.
FINALIZING
15) In a bowl, place the currant jelly and stir to soften it.
16) Brush the strawberries with the currant jelly.
17) Arrange the strawberries over the cake and sprinkle with almonds.
18) Refrigerate until required.
SERVING
19) Slice the cake in wedges and serve cold
1) Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2) In a bowl stir together flour, sugar, lemon peel, and baking powder.
3) Using knife or putting the flour mixture in food processor, cut in margarine or butter till mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
4) Prepare a well in the center.
5) In another bowl beat together egg yolk or egg, milk, and vanilla.
6) Stream the egg mixture over the flour mixture.
7) Stir until the dough starts coming together and leaving the side of bowl.
8) Spoon the flour mixture into bottom of an 8x8x2-inch baking pan.
MAKING
9) In a small bowl, mix together cream cheese, sugar, egg yolks or egg, vanilla, and lemon juice.
10) Using a hand blender, beat on high speed till smooth and creamy.
11) Cover the dough in the pan with cheese mixture.
12) Bake in the oven for 30 to 35 minutes or till top is golden.
13) Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
14) Wrap with plastic film and refrigerate 4 to 24 hours.
FINALIZING
15) In a bowl, place the currant jelly and stir to soften it.
16) Brush the strawberries with the currant jelly.
17) Arrange the strawberries over the cake and sprinkle with almonds.
18) Refrigerate until required.
SERVING
19) Slice the cake in wedges and serve cold
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