Comments on: Strawberry Fields Forever

By: Rajeev Thomas

Rajeev Thomas — Mon, 25 May 2009 19:19:58 +0000

Hi Nicky.... I have tried your strawberry cake and the glaze recipe you mentioned to Krystal. All I can say is WOW and WOW again. The cake was very soft. And the best consistency I have ever seen for a cake base. I think Jacelyn, may be stirred in egg whites too much rather than folding in?? Thank you for the great recipe..... I will be back to your website often. Thanks again Nicky...regards, Rajeev.

By: Jacelyn

Jacelyn — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 08:36:06 +0000

Hi, I tried making these today. And I must admit I was rather disappoineted with the sponge base. Without any leaveners (baking powder/ soda) added, the cake turned out rather hard and dense. I thought sponge cake are susposed to be soft? I followed your recipe to exact, and I'm not sure what went wrong.

EDIT: Hi Jacelyn, I'm sorry you weren't satisfied with your results. I've used this recipe over and over again and always have been happy with the outcome. Maybe we have different expectations about sponge cakes as a base for strawberries, since I like to eat mine straight out of my hand and therefor the cake has to be rather dense. My favorite fluffy sponge cake would be this recipe, we just had it last weekend again and I can't imagine it to be any better and fluffier.

By: Nicky

Nicky — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 10:40:54 +0000

Hi Krystal, Yes, I think this recipe is pretty similar to what your boyfriend/his friend may have in mind. This is what I found online in a German forum: Tortenguss translates to clear cake glaze in English. You may order it here or try making it yourself (I haven't tried this recipe): Clear Fruit Glaze 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup water or fruit juice 2 tbsp. corn starch 2 tbsp. corn syrup Bring sugar to a boil with 1/2 of the water or juice. Dissolve cornstarch in 1/2 water or juice and add to the sugar mixture. Cook, stirring until mixture thickens and clears. Stir in corn syrup. Bring to a boil then remove from heat. Cool before using.

By: Krystal

Krystal — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 07:06:27 +0000

My boyfriend used to live in Burghausen four years ago and always raves about a tartlike cake that he used to eat that had lots of fresh strawberries on top and something that he describes as a "gelatin-like" substance over all of it...I have no idea what he is talking about, but his friend who still lives there calls it a "erdbeerkuchen." Is the above recipe similar to what he could possibly mean? I want to make it for his upcoming birthday as a surprise. Please tell me what you think! Any help is much appreciated! :)

By: Patricia Scarpin

Patricia Scarpin — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:34:29 +0000

It's Snoopy!! :D

Beautiful cakes!

By: Nicky

Nicky — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 07:41:26 +0000

Stefanie, Milie, Alexandra, Zarah Maria, Kyla, Glad I got some support on the "dog-side" (I was for dog, Oliver for rabbit). Like Alexandra suggested, Snoopy's actually not to far from it... Hi Pamela, Sitting in front of the computer and eating strawberries...that sound just like me! Christine, Everything messy containing strawberries can only be a GOOD thing, the combination of strawberries with clotted cream is new to me! Lobstersquad, She really was. I know that memories tend to fool us, sweet nostalgia, but she was a heart of a grandma and simply the most wonderful person :) Pille, Please don't miss to ask your grandmother for the recipe! I'm so glad I have written down some of my grandmother's favorites, because her daughters (my mom and aunt) never really cared about putting them down and now they are glad that I saved them. Wouldn't it be a shame to forget about these traditional culinary treats? And about your trip back home in July, would you - please - eat some wild picked strawberries for me, too? Anita, Glad I'm not the only one who gets fooled by strawberries... As the weather is finally getting better, I'm still hoping to visit some fields soon - including lots of sampling before buying ;) Kyla, I know, it can be quite a challenge to get woodruff, but I was so positively surprised by its taste, I simply had to write about it! Jenjen, Of course I don't mind :) Funny, because the next best thing we use this base for is a raspberry cake - I'd be happy to hear about how your cake turned out! LPC, Spring and Summer are also running "a little" late here in Germany. Can you believe it, a few elevated spots even had snow (!!!) last week. But it seems things are finally getting warmer... Looks like a beautiful warm and sunny weekend :)