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Lonnie Knisley's Strawberry Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 pint strawberries
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 oz. Kirschwasser (a cherry brandy)
  • 3/4 cup whipped cream
  • 1 genoise cake, cut into three layers (see recipe)

Instructions

  1. 1

    Wash the strawberries. Cut off the leaves and the white part right next to the leaves. Slice the strawberries about 1/4 inch thick, slicing from top to bottom. Set aside the end slices for garnishing the top.

  2. 2

    Make a simple syrup by dissolving the sugar in 1/4 cup of warm water. Stir in the Kirschwasser.

  3. 3

    Brush the top of the bottom third of the cake with the Kirschwasser syrup. With a spatula, spread about a half inch of whipped cream on top. Place strawberries generously on top of the whipped cream.