Strawberry Shortcake with Champagne Kabobs – He Wines She Dines

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup cake flour, sifted
• 12 egg whites- room temperature (reserve yolks!)
• 1/3 cup warm water
• 1 teaspoon orange extract or extract of your choice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 10 egg yolks
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup champagne
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp orange zest
• 10-12 kabob skewers
• 12 strawberries, stems removed and halved
• 24 blackberries