Strawberry Torte Recipe

Cake:
1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
1/2 cup sugar
4 egg yolks, beaten
4 tablespoons milk
1/2 cup, plus 2 tablespoons, flour
1 teaspoon baking powder

Topping:
4 egg whites
1 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
Pinch of salt

2 cups cup sliced fresh strawberries
2 cups sweetened whipped cream

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease two 8-inch round cake pans.
2. Mix shortening and sugar with an electric mixer. Blend in egg yolks, milk, flour and baking powder. Spread over bottoms of pans.
3. For the topping, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Add sugar, cream of tartar and salt; beat until thick and glassy. Spread over cake layers.
4. Bake 20 to 25 minutes. Cool 5 minutes and then remove to plates. When completely cool, arrange strawberries over the egg-white topping side of one layer. Top with second layer, with the egg-white topping side down. Spread whipped cream on top.

Serves 8.