Pesach Birthday Cake

As a just-before-Pesach baby and the mom of a mid-Pesach little girl, the Pesach birthday cake holds a special place in my heart. Pick and choose the elements you want to create a “can’t-believe-it’s-Pesachdig” birthday cake! No matter when your birthday falls out, the Swiss meringue here is the superior nondairy topping for any cake. It’s lick-the-plate good. Don’t be scared of the double boiler. It’s really easy!

subheading: Pesach Birthday Cake:

vanilla cake (your favorite recipe, or see recipe below)

strawberry sauce (recipe below)

Swiss meringue (recipe below)

sprinkles (recipe below)

subheading: Sprinkles:

3 egg whites

4 to 6 cups Gefen Confectioners’ Sugar

food coloring, optional

subheading: Food Coloring:

1 beet

subheading: Vanilla Cake:

9 eggs, separated

1 cup sugar

½ cup oil, such as Gefen Cottonseed Oil

¾ cup Gefen Potato Starch

¼ cup orange juice

3 ounces (85 grams) Gefen Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix (approximately ¾ of the package)

¼ teaspoon salt

subheading: Strawberry Sauce:

2 16-ounce (450-gram) bags frozen strawberries (no need to defrost)

1 and ¼ cups sugar

1 tablespoon Gefen Lemon Juice

¼ teaspoon salt

subheading: Swiss Meringue:

4 large egg whites

1 cup sugar

¼ teaspoon salt

subheading: Wine Pairing:

Teperberg Impression Late Harvest Riesling

Directions at kosher.com

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