STRAWBERRY FLAN CAKE

STRAWBERRY FLAN CAKE image

Yield 8-10 Servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 egg
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp grated lemon peel
1/2 cup melted butter
2 cans Jello custard or vanilla pudding
1 quart strawberries ?
1 small package strawberry Jello
Whipped cream* or Cool Whip
Fresh mint for garnish (optional)
*Note: If using hand-whipped whipping cream, add 2-3 pinches of unflavored gelatin to keep it from separating.

Steps:

Beat well the egg, milk, sugar, and lemon peel. Add melted butter Sift together the flour, salt, soda. Add to first mixture and beat well. Pour batter into a greased and floured 12" flan pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Cool on rack. Prepare 1 pkg strawberry Jello (1 cup water, 4-5 ice cubes). Chill until it begins to harden. When cake is cooled, add pudding to shell. Fill with sliced strawberries. Pour slightly hardened Jello over strawberries. Chill until Jello sets. Top cake with whipped cream. Garnish top with more sliced strawberries and fresh mint leaves, if desired.