Strawberry Shortcake Sabayon

== Description ==
Makes 8 servings. 
== Ingredients ==
* 3 eggs
* ½ cup sugar
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* ½ cup sifted flour
* 3 tablespoons melted butter or margarine, cooled
* 2 pint baskets fresh California strawberries, stemmed
* ¼ cup powdered sugar
* sweetened whipped cream, for garnish
=== Sabayon sauce ===
* 4 egg yolks
* 3 tablespoons sugar
* ¼ cup cream sherry or orange juice
* ½ cup whipping cream
== Directions ==
# In deep bowl beat eggs with electric mixer at high-speed 1 minute.
# Gradually add sugar and vanilla, and continue to beat until mixture triples in volume and is thick and pale.
# At low speed mix in flour and butter just to blend thoroughly.
# Spoon into greased and floured 6-cup bundt pan or ring mold.
# Bake in 350°F oven 20 to 25 minutes until lightly browned and springy to the touch.
# Cool in pan on rack (cake will fall)
# Loosen with sharp knife and unmold onto serving plate; set aside.
# Halve berries, reserving 10 or 12 whole berries for garnish.
# Toss halved berries with powdered sugar. Chill.
# Prepare Sabayon sauce.
=== Sabayon sauce ===
# In 1½- or 2-quart double boiler top, mix egg yolks with sugar.
# Beat with electric mixer on high speed 5 to 7 minutes until mixture is pale and thick.
# Set over barely simmering water in double boiler bottom.
# Beat at high speed while gradually stirring in cream sherry or orange juice.
# Beat constantly until mixture stands in soft peaks and is almost triple its original volume.
# Cool to room temperature.
# Gently fold in whipping cream, whipped stiff.
=== To serve ===
# Fill ring with sabayon sauce and garnish with whipped cream and reserved whole berries.
# Cut into wedges and top each serving with some of the sabayon sauce and sliced berries.
== Notes ==
If time is short, eliminate the Sabayon sauce and in its place serve 1 cup of whipping cream, whipped to form soft peaks and flavored with 2 tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur or 1 tablespoon frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed.
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Category:Strawberry Desserts
Category:Strawberry Recipes
Category:Light whipping cream Recipes
Category:Orange juice Recipes
Category:Sherry Recipes
Category:Egg yolk Recipes