Vanilla Dream Cake with berry sauce

Vanilla Dream Cake with berry sauce

Serves 6

This type of dessert ticks off all the boxes for me. Light vanilla cake, berries and whipped cream. It sounds so simple and it is. But don’t let the simplicity trick you into thinking this is a boring dessert. Cause it’s not! Trust me. Every person I’ve served this to LOVES it.

Ingredients

For the cake

• 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

• 3/4 cup (150g) sugar

• 4 large eggs, separated and at room temperature

• 1 cup sour cream

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• zest of 1 lemon

• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt

• 1 1/4 cups (200g) all-purpose flour

• 2 teaspoons baking powder

• Powdered sugar for dusting

  Berry Sauce
  

• 4 cups frozen mixed berries

• 1/2 cup sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375F. Beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff. Set aside until needed.

2. In a separate bowl, cream the softened butter and sugar for a few minutes.

3. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix until thick and pale, about 3-5 minutes.

4. Add sour cream, vanilla, and lemon zest. Mix until well combined.

5. Mix all-purpose flour and baking powder and add to the batter. Mix just until combined.

6. Fold in the beaten egg whites.

7. Spray a 9”x9” or 9”x13” or an oval cast iron baking pan and spread the batter evenly with a spatula.

8. Bake the cake for about 30 minutes in the center of the 350 °F preheated oven until golden. A wooden toothpick, inserted in the middle should come out clean or with a few crumbs clinging to it.

9. Let cool and dust with powdered sugar.

10. Meanwhile combine frozen berries and sugar in a pot. Cook on low for 5-10 minutes until fruit mixture is nice and juicy and the sugar has dissolved. Set aside to cool.

11. Serve cake with berry sauce and dream whip