Strawberry Cheese Tunnel Cake

Instructions

Use 12×16 inch jelly roll pan, line with aluminum foil (dull side up).

Spray with baking spray and set aside.

Preheat oven to 350 F.

In a large bowl beat 6 eggs and 3/4 cup sugar until triples in volume. (9 minutes)

Sift the flour, cinnamon, cornstarch, baking powder and salt.

Add into eggs mixture and fold gently using a spatula.

Important: Don’t use mixer when adding flour mixture.

Fold using a spatula.

Be sure that flour mixture is incorporated into eggs mixture.

Spread the batter on the prepared jelly roll pan.

Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.

Cool completely.

Making strawberry filling

Wash strawberries and cut them into smaller pieces.

Transfer to medium size sauce pan, add sugar and 3/4 cup water.

Bring to boil. Boil for about 2 minutes.

Meanwhile, mix 2 packs strawberry pudding and 1/2 cup water until smooth.

Add strawberry pudding mixture to boiled strawberries and cook until thicken.

IMPORTANT: Be sure to stir constantly. Set aside for 5 minutes.

The strawberry filling is not going to be totally cooled when you pour into cake tunnel.


Making Cheese filling

In a mixing bowl mix cheese and sugar.

Add vanilla.

In another bowl whip heavy (33%) cream.

Fold the whipped cream into cheese/sugar mixture.

Keep it in the fridge until ready for use.

Assemble of Tunnel Cake

You will need loaf pan (11-5/8″ L x 5-1/8″ W x 2-3/4″ H)

Line your loaf pan with plastic wrap.

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Now take your cool cake and cut into 2 pieces.

One is 11×10 size and the other is 11×7

Now take your bigger pieces (11×10) and place inside of loaf pan. Set aside.

Pour your strawberry filing. Cool it before you add cheese filling.

Also, be sure that there is enough space for cheese filling.

The strawberry filling should take about 2/3 part of inside. So, you might have some extra filling.

Then top with cheese filling.

Your final step is to close the tunnel cake with your cake piece size 11x17.

Cover everything with plastic wrap and leave in the freezer for at least 4 hours or overnight.

Next Day

Free cake from the loaf pan.

Ice with chocolate if you want to.

Decorate and enjoy.