Cassada Cake

Name: Cassada Cake
Ingredients: 1 yellow cake (half sheet) or 1 white cake (half sheet); Filling 1; 16 ounces strawberries (fresh or frozen, sliced); 13 1/2 ounces strawberry glaze; Filling 2; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 2 tablespoons flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 cups milk; 3 egg yolks (beaten); 1 teaspoon vanilla; Icing; 1 pint heavy whipping cream; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla

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Ingredients

1 yellow cake (half sheet) or 1 white cake (half sheet)
Filling 1
16 ounces strawberries (fresh or frozen, sliced)
13 1/2 ounces strawberry glaze
Filling 2
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
3 egg yolks (beaten)
1 teaspoon vanilla
Icing
1 pint heavy whipping cream
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

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["Make custard filling by placing granulated sugar, flour and salt in medium sauce pan. Add milk and cook over medium heat till thick and bubbly (be careful not to scortch).", "Temper egg yolks by adding some of the hot mixture to the beaten egg yolks and then returning the egg yolk mixture to the hot mixture whisking till blended. Cook mixture another five minutes.", "Remove from heat, add vanilla and refrigerate mixture till completely cool.", "Stir together the sliced strawberries and strawberry glaze, keep refrigerated till ready to use.", "Cut the half sheet cake in half to make two-quarter sheet cake layers approximately 1\" thick. Best to freeze these cake layers before working with the filling and frosting to prevent them from breaking apart.""