If you a have strawberry patch, beautiful red berries are probably starting to appear. Home grown strawberries always remind me of my great grandma, Great B. When she still lived on the farm she had the best strawberry patch. The berries were like candy! Yesterday a friend brought us some berries from Jost Picking, Pick-Your-Own Strawberries (near Elvira, IA, 563/522-2305). They are almost as good as Great B's!
The berries got me thinking about one of my favorite desserts, Mock Angel Food Cake. We like to serve it with strawberries on top. It also happens to be one of Great B's favorites.
Mock Angel Food Cake
2 c flour
2 c sugar
1 c boiling water
6 egg whites
1 tsp cream of tartar
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
Sift the flour and sugar into a large bowl, pour in the boiling water and mix to combine. Let the mixture cool. Beat the egg whites until frothy. Add salt, cream of tartar, vanilla and baking soda. Beat until stiff peaks form. When the flour mixture is cool, fold in the egg white mixture. Pour into an ungreased 9x13" pan and bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes.
Allow to cool and serve with strawberries and whipped cream for a delicious spin on strawberry shortcake.
The original recipe can be found in "A Century of Cylinder Cooking" -
a cookbook put together in the tiny town where my dad grew up.
a cookbook put together in the tiny town where my dad grew up.
For more about Great B and some of her recipes, see posts
and "Summer with a cherry on top "
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