2 (3 ounce) packages egg whites
1 (3 ounce) package lemon flavored Jell-O mix
1 cup boiling water
2 teaspoons lemon zest
1/4 cup unflavored gelatin
3 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup finely chopped strawberries
1 cup hot water
1 cup flaked coconut
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon lemon zest
4 cups confectioners' sugar for dusting
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 (9 inch) round pans.
In a large bowl, combine egg whites, lemon zest, lemon gelatin, honey, vanilla extract and strawberries. Mix together until pale, then gradually blend into gelatin mixture until all ingredients are thoroughly combined. Pour mixture into prepared pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes. Allow to cool completely before removing from oven. Allow to cool completely before cutting into squares. Dust with white sugar using a small spoon. Spread over mushrooms as you like, but cover and refrigerate.
All of my friends have these and I'm always looking for variations on them. I made this cake for a strawberry wedding and it was a big hit. I omitted the white chocolate chips and added a tiny bit of almond extract for extra sweetness. I did it in a 9x13 cake pan because that's what I had around the house; it came out perfect at 25 minutes. I must admit, I didn't understand the instructions for the strawberry cake mix, so I rewrote them to make them easier to understand. I used a vanilla cake mix, and used only 1/2 the cake mix. I also omitted the nuts or all of the cake mix altogether, depending on what I had on hand. I still didn't understand the strawberry frosting, so I won't be making it again.
This dessert was so easy and yummy! I didn't have a whole lot of strawberry but I did have a bunch of powdered sugar which I used instead of. Next time I'll try to find some fruit other than strawberries that will make this easier. A note about the powdered sugar: it makes the filling a little too sweet for my taste. I put too much orange zest and it had a tendency to get too syrupy. I only put in the first 8 ounces of the cake mix, about a cup of powdered sugar, and I had to end up using about 3 cups of sugar--a lot easier to mix up next time. I also might put in a little baking powder next time, because the cake was a bit dry, I think the powdered sugar will help with that. Anywho, definitely a keeper--I'll make it again, because it's really easy, and the taste is really
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