While playing “flick the channels” with the TV remote one evening, which the hubby absolutely loves hates, I stumbled upon a New Zealand cooking show called The Free Range Cook with Annabel Langbein as the host. At that particular moment, she was making a Strawberry Cloud Cake which looked stunning and so simple. We waited for the cook book to come out before we made it, which we picked up on a trip to Melbourne and the weekend after we got home was the first of many times that this dessert has been made.
As you may have noticed through some of my previous posts, I love cake. Sometimes it can be a bit too much after a big meal but this Strawberry Cloud Cake is so light it is a perfect substitute and is fantastic in summer. Although I haven’t tried it, I am sure you could easily substitute the strawberries for any other berry that takes your fancy.
There are only seven ingredients and it is super simple to make and probably only takes about 15 minutes to prepare. The bulk of the time is letting it set in the freezer.
The original recipe calls for plain sweet biscuits flavoured with some cinnamon and a little coconut. When I first made the dessert I did follow the recipe, however the next time I had some Oreo’s in the pantry so thought I would give them a go instead. Needless to say, now I only make it with the Oreo base as Oreo’s make everything taste better after all.
Now the first step is to take out all of your frustration on the Oreo’s. Generally I am lazy and run them through the food processor, but on this particular day I couldn’t be bothered pulling the whole thing apart to go through the dishwasher and decided I would like to smash them the old-fashioned way.
So into a ziplock bag went the Oreo’s, with the corner still slightly open, covered in a tea towel and then whacked with the rolling-pin. You need it to be pretty fine, but you can leave a few coarse pieces in there as well.
When you are happy with the crumbs, pour in the melted butter and stir to coat. You may wish to alter the quantity of butter slightly as if there is too much the base will become rock solid after being in the freezer for many hours and is quite difficult to get through.
For this dessert, you need a spring form or loose base cake tin otherwise you will experience great difficulty trying to remove the cake from the tin (you can’t really flip it upside down). Line the base of the tin with baking paper and then pour the Oreo mix in, pressing it down to form a smooth even layer.
Put this in the fridge to set whilst you are making the “cloud”.
I was very sceptical of this filling working the first time I made it as there were only two egg whites and a whole bunch of strawberries being whipped together and it was apparently going to become quite voluminous. Pfft.
Of course Annabel knew what she was talking about and before my eyes this light pink cloud started appearing in my mixer bowl. The strawberries had mostly disintegrated, the sugar dissolved, and a gorgeous mixture had appeared.
Remove the cake tin from the fridge and spoon the batter over the base. You do not need to line the sides of the tin as it will just slide right out (another thing I was sceptical of the first time), so spread it out until it is evenly dispersed and then smooth the top as best as you can.
Cover with baking paper and then al foil before placing it in the freezer for at least four hours. I generally make this in the morning of the night I will need it, but even the day before is perfectly fine as well.
When you are ready to serve, remove the cake from the freezer and gently tease away the sides of the springform pan when you unbuckle it, or gently slide it over a large glass (or the like) to remove the loose base.
It is best to cut this with a hot knife so the slices are clean.
You may notice some air pockets, and this is because the mixture was probably not spread as evenly as necessary. There was an air pocket in the slice below which when side on, made it look like it had a mouth (it didn’t make for a very good photo).
The cloud cake can certainly be served as is, but for a bit of decadence serve with a little home-made chocolate sauce and an extra strawberry or two.
| Prep Time | 15 minutes |
| Cook Time | 240 minutes |
| Servings |
slices
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- 250 g Oreo cookies
- 70 g butter melted
- 2 egg white(s) at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 250 g strawberries hulled and sliced
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Ingredients
For the base
For the filling
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- Line the base of a spring form/loose base cake tin with baking paper.
- Place the Oreo's into a food processor and process until you have fine-medium crumbs. Similarly, place them in a large zip lock bag and crush with a rolling pin.
- Transfer the crumbs to a mixing bowl and stir through the melted butter to coat the crumbs. Press the mixture into the spring form pan using the bottom of a glass or back of a spoon and then place in the refrigerator.
- Place all of the ingredients into the clean, grease free bowl of an electric mixer and whisk on high until the mixture is thick and glossy. Test the sugar has dissolved by rubbing a small amount between two fingers (when dissolved, it should not feel gritty).
- Pour the mixture over the base, smoothing the top before covering with baking paper and placing in the freezer for a minimum of 4 hours.
- Dip a sharp knife into warm water and wipe of the excess water before slicing into wedges. Serve with chocolate or berry sauce.
looks delicious! can’t go wrong with chocolate and strawberries
Thanks Daniela. Berries and chocolate is definitely one of my favourite combinations.
Oh my, this looks so delicious! Your newest follower from the Newbie Party! 🙂
Kathy @ http://www.lifeonlakeshoredrive.com
Thanks Kathy!
What a fun cake! I understand about not wanting to deal with the food processor. Crushing the Oreos seemed to work fine.
Found you while visiting Debbiedoos. 🙂
Hi Shannon. This one is very fun and has inspired a few of my friends to make it. Thanks for visiting!
Mmmmmm!! I will be making this for my family soon!! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for stopping by Rebecca and I hope your family enjoy it! 🙂
Congrats! This amazing cake is being featured on Totally Tasty Tuesdays this week. I hope to see more of your great recipes linked up again!
The previous comment didn’t link back to me correctly, sorry! Here’s my real link.
Thank you so much Mandy. It is very much appreciated and thanks for always hosting a great party!
This is gorgeous and of course you needed to make it with Oreos as the base. I can see this as a springtime treat. As soon as strawberries come in season.
Oreo’s certainly make everything taste brilliant. Thank you for stopping by Joan.
This is a beautiful cake, and it sounds heavenly !:)
Thanks so much for sharing
Thank you for stopping by Winnie, and it certainly is most heavenly.
Dear Cath , I just found your blog and i love it , I am trying to get the recipe for Strawberry cloud cake. It is unreadable its on the total right side of the compter screen. I am from Brisbane originally i have been in the USA for a long long time. I would love the recipe for the Strawberry cloud cake if you would be so kind to email it to me that would be great . Have a great day and if you ever come to Las Vegas Nv plese look me up . Again Thank you so much Love to you Cheyenne of Henderson Nv. Happy New year to you and your family XXX
Thank you for stopping by Cheyenne. You (and a few others) have prompted me to add the recipe to the end of the post but I will email you a copy as well so keep an eye on your inbox!
Oh my gosh, this looks just like something my mother made for a while, but not with choclate crust. It was just strawberry yogurt, strawberries and cool whip and then you froze it. We thought it was high class living. Sometimes she made it with peach! And then just as quickly as she started making it, she stopped! Mmm. Such a delicious dish!
It is the simple things that are often by far the best. Glad you enjoyed the post and you should definitely make this if not just for a trip down memory lane! Thank you for stopping by.
Woot! You have been featured this week at Recipe Sharing Monday! The new link party is up and I’d love to see you back. Have a great week. 🙂
Thank you Ali! I know I am a little late in replying but thank you as always for hosting such a great party.
This looks SOOO yummy & it must be healthy because it has fruit in it, right? 😀
Thanks for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! ♥
Kathy Shea Mormino, The Chicken Chick, http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com
Absolutely Kathy, by far the healthiest dessert I have made recently! :o)
Oh my this looks good. Thanks for sharing and I found you through The Best Blog Recipes. I hope you’ll add this to Saturday Dishes, a link up that is featuring Easter Favorites this week.
-Savannah http://hammocktracks.com/savannahs-savory-bites/homemade-green-bean-casserole/
OMGosh I bet this would be a huge hit!! Stopping by from Sugar & Slice Sunday.
It certainly is well received and especially good after a heavy meal or in the warm summer as it is so light. Thank you for stopping by Alexis.
Holy wow!! That cake stand!! This is so pretty and looks heavenly! Love your photos!