Fantasy Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup cake flour, sifted
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs, separated
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1/4 cup pineapple juice
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons hot water
• 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin
• 2 tablespoons strawberry jelly
• pineapple slice, for garnish if desired
• mini marshmallows, for garnish if desired

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 sift the first 4 dry ingredients together 3 times and set aside.
• 3 combine egg yolks, oil, pineapple juice, water and vanilla.
• 4 beat until smooth.
• 5 put dry mixture in a deep bowl and pour in the liquid ingredients.
• 6 blend well and set aside.
• 7 beat egg whites until foamy.
• 8 add cream of tartar and beat until soft peaks from when beaters are lifted.
• 9 gradually add sugar beating continuously.
• 10 whip until stiff but not dry.
• 11 fold the batter in the egg whites.
• 12 pour batter into a greased 9” round baking pan.
• 13 bake for 20 minutes and cool.
• 14 icing: beat cream over some cracked ice until light and fluffy.
• 15 gradually add powdered sugar while beating.
• 16 dissolve gelatin in hot water until clear.
• 17 gradually pour into the whipped cream.
• 18 beat vigorously until well blended.
• 19 flavor with strawberry jelly and frost the prepared cake.
• 20 garnish with pineapple slices and marshmallows, if desired.