dreamwhip & sparkle cakes. (Betsey Johnson)

Betsey Johnson Day!
Looks from her "Betsey Crocker" line...anything fashion combined with food I adore.
The strawberry shortcake (green silken corset, strawberry print dress.)
name it a cake and people love it.


Yellow stockings, lemon meringue. Dorothy red heel paired with Toto (great photograph).

Recipe for the day:

Thunder Cake!

(a chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream frosting, topped with fresh strawberries)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream together one at a time:
1 cup shortening
1-3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs, separated
( blend yolks in. Beat whites until they are stiff, then fold in.)

1 cup cold water
1/3 cup pureed tomatoes

Sift together:
2-1/2 cups cake flour
1/2 cup dry cocoa
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

Mix dry mixture into creamy mixture. Bake in two greased and floured 8
1/2 inch pans at 350 degree for
35 to 40 minutes. Frost with chocolate butter frosting. Top with
strawberries.