Breakfast Birthday Cake

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 round sourdough loaf (16 oz.) or 1 round whole grain bread (16 oz.)
• 3 eggs
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 cups fresh strawberries
• 1/2 cup strawberry preserves
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 0.5 (8 ounce) container whipped cream cheese (1/2 cup)
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300*f.
• 2 remove crust from bottom of one round 16 ounce sourdough or whole grain bread loaf. slice the bread horizontally in 3 equal round layers. save the top layer for another use.
• 3 set aside remaining 2 bread portions. in a 2 quart square baking dish beat together the eggs, milk, sugar and vanila; set aside.
• 4 in a large nonstick skillet or on a griddle, melt 1 tbls. butter over medium high heat. dip the bottom slice from the loaf into the egg mixture; let bread soak about 1 minute each side. add soaked bread round to skillet. decrease heat to medium. cook about 5 minutes or until golden brown, then carefully turn bread slice once. place on a baking sheet and keep warm in oven. repeat with remaining 1 tbls. butter, second bread round, and egg mixture.
• 5 meanwhile, slice the strawberries and place in a large bowl.
• 6 in a small saucepan melt the strawberry preserves; pour over berries and toss to coat. set mixture aside.
• 7 in a chilled mixing bowl combine whipping cream, whipped cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla. beat until soft peaks form.
• 8 place bottom of bread loaf on a serving platter. top with 1-2 cups of the strawberry mixture. top with second bread round. top with some of the whipped cream mixture and remaining strawberry mixture. cut carefully into wedges.
• 9 serve immediately.
• 10 pass remaining whipped cream mixture. enjoy!