Strawberry Christmas cake Archive

Ingredients

• 550g/1lb 4oz jam sugar with added pectin
• 1 lemon, zest and juice
• 1 kg/2lb 2oz fresh strawberries, hulled and cut in half only if large
• oil, for greasing
• flour, for dusting
• 200g/7oz butter, softened
• 200g/7oz caster sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 6 free-range eggs
• 350g/12oz self-raising flour, sifted
• 600ml/1pt 1fl oz double cream
• 300g/11oz strawberries, hulled and chopped
• 2 tbsp icing sugar
• 250g/9oz caster sugar
• 5 free-range egg whites
• 1 sprig holly