FRESH OJ AND STRAWBERRY CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Bake the Cake: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. You will need two 8" round cake pans, line w/ parchment paper at the bottom, greased and floured.
• Into a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• Make a wide well in the middle of the dry ingredients. Add in the following order, without mixing, the oil, egg yolks, the orange zest and orange juice. With a large wire whisk, beat until smooth. Set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the egg whites with the cream of tartar until they hold a stiff peak when the beaters are raised. They should not be beaten until they are dry.
• In three additions, fold about ¾ of the yolk mixture into the whites. Then fold the whites into the remaining yolk mixture. Do not handle any more than necessary.
• Gently pour the batter into the pans. Bake for 30 minutes at 325 degrees F, or until the top springs back when lightly pressed with a fingertip. Cool completely.
• For the whipped cream: whip the cream with the powdered sugar and strawberry puree with the wire whisk until firm.
• Assembly: place between cake layers fresh cut strawberries and cream. Mix fresh strawberries with apricot jam and place on top of cake.