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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Fruits Desserts
Cakes
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3 c Flour
2 c Brown sugar
1/2 ts Salt
1 c Butter or oleo
1 Egg, slightly beaten
1 c Sour milk or buttermilk
1 t Baking soda
1/2 c Chopped nuts
1 pt Heavy cream, whipped &
-sweetened OR
8 oz Cool Whip
1 1/2 pt Fresh strawberries
Combine flour, brown sugar, salt and butter. Mix
until crumbly, as for pie crust. Reserve 1 cup of
crumbs. Combine egg, milk and baking soda; stir into
remaining crumb mixture, blending well. Pour into 2
greased, paper-lined 9 inch layer pans. Sprinkle
batter with reserved crumbs, then top with chopped
nuts. Bake at 375 for 25 to 30 minutes, or until cake
tests done. Cool. Reserve several whole strawberries
for garnish. Slightly mash remaining berries, sugaring
to taste. Place one layer of cake on serving plate,
nut side up. Spread with half of strawberries, top
with half of whipped cream and cover with second layer
of cake.
Spread with remaining berries then swirl whipped cream
around edge of top of cake, allowing small circle of
strawberries to remain uncovered in center of torte.
Garnish with clusters of whole strawberries around
bottom of cake.
