Strawberries & Corn-Cream Layer Cake with White Chocolate Cap’n Crunch Crumbs Recipe - (4.3/5)

Ingredients

• CAKE:
• Cooking spray
• 4 ounces (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup plus 2 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 3 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
• 6 tablespoons grapeseed or canola oil
• 2 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 6 ounces(1 1/2 cups) cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• CORN CRUMBS:
• 8 ounces (6 cups) Cap’n Crunch cereal
• 3/4 ounces (2 tablespoons) cornstarch
• 4 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 5 1/2 ounces (11 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
• 3 1/2 ounces white chocolate, chopped (1/2 cup)
• CORN CREAM:
• 3 cups fresh or thawed frozen yellow corn kernels (from about 4 ears of corn)
• 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin powder
• 5 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 5 tablespoons sour cream
• 5 tablespoons heavy cream
• 3/4 ounces (3 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons) confectioners’ sugar
• ASSEMBLY:
• 2 cups best-quality strawberry preserves
• 1 1/3 cups ripe strawberries, hulled and quartered, plus more for garnish