actually Strawberry Tallcake. I had never made a traditional layer cake from scratch so when I saw the Best Butter Cake in Sunset Magazine I decided to give it a go.

I love how you can use this simple basic (and really yummy) recipe to make four different cakes: Fudge Butter Cake , Strawberry Tallcake , Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake, Lemon Meringue Cake.  This recipe will definitely become a standard.

The Strawberry Tallcake made a beautiful  and delicious birthday cake for two very special friends.

The cake did take longer to bake than what is mentioned in the recipe. I followed the recipe exactly except I did not have any strawberry jam.

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