INGREDIENTS
Butter or nonstick cooking spray, for the pans
3 1/4 cups
cake flour, plus more for the pans
1 tbsp
plus ½ teaspoon baking powder
3/4 tsp
salt
1 cup
(2 sticks/ 225 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 cups
granulated sugar
2 tsp
pure vanilla extract
6
large egg whites
1 1/2 cups
sweet Riesling
1 3/4 cups
fresh strawberries, hulled and quartered
1 cup
(4 ounces/ 115 g) fresh rhubarb, cut into ¼ inch (6-mm) pieces
1/4 cup
granulated sugar
2 tbsp
fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup
quick cooking rolled oats
1/4 cup
sliced almonds (I omitted these because of my nut allergy)
1/4 cup
firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup
all-purpose flour
3 tbsp
unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 tbsp
honey
1/2 tsp
ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp
salt
2
medium recipes Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream (below)
1/2 cup
plus 2 tablespoons large egg whites
1 1/4 cups
granulated sugar
2 cups
unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 tsp
pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup
rhubarb strawberry compote
pink gel food coloring