Wonderful Streusbury Cake Recipes

Steps:

• In a standard Mixing bowl, Cream the butter and sugar.
• Add the rosewater and blend thoroughly.
• Sift together the 2 cups of flour, nutmeg, and salt and stir into the butter until the dough holds together.
• With your hands, gently knead in enough of the additional flour to make a smooth ball.
• of soft dough.
• Roll out on a floured board to the thickness of 1/2 inch.
• Cut large round cookies with a glass or cookie cutter.
• Place the cookies on a greased sheet or one lined with parchment paper and bake in a 300° F oven for approximately 15 minutes, or just until done; they must be white, not brown.
• Remove the cakes to a rack to cool.

Steps:

• Prepare strawberry purée: In a blender, combine strawberries and jam. Make a paste of cornstarch and vanilla, and add to blender. Purée until smooth.Set aside.
• Prepare cake: Heat oven to 375 degrees. Oil a 9-inch springform pan and set aside. In a large bowl, combine sugar, flour, baking powder and baking soda. Sprinkle in butter cubes and rub them in by hand until mixture resembles large coarse crumbs. Remove 1/2 cup and set it aside. To large bowl, add sour cream,egg and vanilla. Mix well.
• Using a little over half the cake batter, drop dollops of batter into pan. Pat batter across bottom of pan and about 1 inch up sides; mixture will be very sticky and somewhat uneven. Add strawberry purée, making an even layer across bottom of pan and leaving a rim of dough above it. Cover with remaining cake mixture.
• Prepare crumble topping: In a medium bowl, combine reserved 1/2 cup dough and Demerara sugar. Stir with a fork to mix. Sprinkle evenly over cake.
• Bake cake until lightly golden, about 45 minutes. Cool completely before serving.