Jon's birthday was 1-21-21 he would have been 38 yo.
I know it seems like yesterday he left us but when you see the years it
also seems so long ago. My baby at 38 ! I know what he would look like
and everything. Well anyway, I asked Nikki what kind of cake Jon liked. I
know I made cakes but more than likely something more his dad liked so
everyone would eat it. Anyway she said he always liked her strawberry
cake. Well it just so happens I have been wanting to try to find a good
strawberry cake recipe!
I planned to do this on his birthday but the carpenter guy wanted me
to go get some stuff to install my cabinet pull outs so I had to make a
all day trip to town pretty much and that canceled out that baking time.
( I'll send pictures of my cabinet redo soon. )
So it took a few days to get things done and put back together again.
What is it with my dang kitchen all last year and starting this year it
is tore up for one thing or another!
I finally got to making the cake! This is the recipe I thought would
be a good one and boy I tell you it sure was! Tasty and soft and just
plain good. I am super picky and I will for sure save this one. I bet it
would also be good in any kind of berry. Blackberry, raspberry, maybe
some peach or apricot. It is a good basic tasty recipe. Take a look for
yourself.
Homemade Strawberry Cake
https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/strawberry-cake/
See these bright pretty pink pictures? Those are the originals from the website. This is what they are SUPPOSED to look like!
And here is my sad photo version! I really need to take some lessons on food photography!
I would like to find a way to veganize it the best I can so I can eat it. Here is a list of the ingredients so you can see all the bad for me things I need to change and still retain the good flavor and texture.
For the butter I used Butter flavored crisco and that worked good. Whole milk was coconut milk. Sour cream I have to think about that one a bit. I love strawberries but they don't like me. I can use a different fruit easy enough.
Love
Ranchmama (baking and sometimes gasping for breath!)
Ingredients
21/2 cups sifted cake flour (spoon & leveled)* (285g)
2 tsps. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature (1.5 sticks; 170g)
1 and 3/4 cups granulated sugar (350g)
5 large egg whites, at room temperature
1/3 cup sour cream or plain yogurt, at room temperature (75g)
2 tsps. pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup whole milk, at room temperature* (120ml)
1/2 cup reduced strawberry puree (see note)*
optional: 1-2 drops red or pink food coloring
Thank you for sharing. You are such a dear lady and friend.
ReplyDeleteIt is so hard to go thru losing a child. The years go by; memories are still strong.
Thank God he helps us thru all our days!
I recently saw something in a movie that applies to this. They used the term "swish swish" when things were tough. Meaning a shark can not go backwards. It can't stop swimming or it will die. It has to keep moving forward. The shark like people has no choice. So Swish Swish. We have just been swishing the best we can then like everyone else. Love
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