Pour 1 cup of California Strawberries into blender and puree and set aside
Preheat oven to 285 F
In a double boiler, melt together milk, cream cheese and butter. Set aside and cool.
Once the mixture is cooled, add 6 egg yolks. Whisk vigorously to avoid any of the egg yolks scrambling
To this mixture, add the flour and cornstarch and whisk to get a smooth batter.
In a separate bowl or mixer, add all the 6 egg whites and beat on high, add the 1/4 cup sugar gradually until you have SOFT peaks in the egg whites.
Fold the egg whites gently into the cream cheese mixture.
Pour half of the batter into a round cake pan and bake in a water bath (so you can set up a large turkey roaster with hot water inside and place the round cake pan into it).
Add 10-15 drops of the California Strawberry puree into batter and swirl around with a toothpick or chopstick
Add remaining half of the cake batter on top
Add 10-15 drops of the California Strawberry puree into batter and swirl around with a toothpick or chopstick
If you are using a silicone bake pan, you do not need to line it. If not, line it with parchment and butter to prevent sticking.
Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes (Might take a little longer depending on how hot your oven gets). The cake should release from the side of the pan very easily. If it doesn’t you will need to make a little longer