Strawberry Cream Cheese Torte

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 pint cleaned fresh strawberries
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 pint whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 heat milk to boiling in small saucepan. add butter. set aside.
• 2 in large bowl blend sugar, vanilla and eggs. beat at high speed for 3 minutes until thick and lemon colored.
• 3 add flour, baking powder and salt. beat 1 minute at low speed. add milk-butter mixture. beat 1 more minute at low speed.
• 4 pour into well-buttered and floured 10-inch springform pan. bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 65 minutes. or until a tester in center come out clean. cool thoroughly. remove from pan.
• 5 whip room temperature cream cheese until smooth. beat in powdered sugar and whipping cream until mixture is very light and fluffy.
• 6 split cooled cake into 3 layers. fill between layers with about 3/4 cup filing.
• 7 placing sliced strawberries on top of filling before stacking cake.
• 8 frost stacked cake with cream cheese filling. press about 1 cup through pastry bag to decorate top. garnish with more berries. chill until ready to serve.
• 9 tips: cake can be made several hours before serving or the day before, but should be covered and refrigerated so it will not absorb odors from other foods.