Strawberry short-"cake"

Yeppers.

Strawberry shortcake. 2.5 grams of starch. No wheat or gluten. All awesome.


This recipe was one of those crazy happy accidents- I was making crepes, and I was sick of trying to fry them. They were too delicate and were falling apart, so I thought that baking them might work a little better. Well, I didn't end up with crepes but using the oven worked like a charm! This cake is a little delicate, but mostly because it is rather thin.

Strawberry Shortcake

Chiffon-style Cake

4 eggs
2 1/2 cups milk
2 Tbsp butter (melted)
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp xantham gum
1 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup potato flour (not starch)
1/4 cup flax seed
1/2 cup coconut flour
1 tsp baking soda

Filling
Fresh fruit of your choice, jam, or pie filling
Whipped cream if desired

Preheat oven to 350°. Line two 13x19 jelly roll pans with parchment paper.

Combine the liquid ingredients. Slowly whisk in the flours. Whisk in the flax seed, let batter rest for 10-15 minutes. Whisk in the baking soda, pour into prepared pans, spread into a thin layer.

Bake for about 15-20 minutes, or until done. It should be cooked through (a toothpick tester should have no crumbs) but it should not have browned very much.

Invert pans onto cooling racks, leave parchment on cake and let cool. When cool, remove parchment.

To assemble:

Often macerated strawberries (cut up strawberries tossed with sugar) are used when making strawberry shortcake, but they would make this cake much too soggy. Plain cut-up strawberries plus a bit of jam work much better, or as I did, pie filling (homemade or store bought)with some fresh strawberries works very well.

Cover one sheet of cake with filling of your choice- if you use pie filling plus fresh strawberries you'll need two cans pie filling plus 1-2 cups fresh strawberries. Top strawberry layer with whipped cream. Invert second cake onto the fruit and cream layer, cut into squares and top with additional whipped cream, if desired.

Makes about 18 servings, with 2.5 grams of starch per serving (depending on filling choice).