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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Have at hand a 10-inch ungreased tube pan.
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To make the cake: Sift together flour and 1/2 cup of the sugar into a large bowl.
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Set aside.
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In another bowl, beat egg whites until foamy.
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Add cream of tartar; continue beating until soft peaks form.
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Add remaining 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating until stiff peaks form.
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Fold in flour-sugar mixture, 1/2 cup at a time.
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Fold in vanilla and strawberries which have been sliced as thinly as possible.
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Pour batter into tube pan, being sure you have not greased the pan.
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Spread evely and deflate any large air pockets with a knife.
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Bake 40 minutes or until cake is lightly browned and springy.
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Invert pan and let cake cool 40 minutes.
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Remove cake from pan and set on a serving plate.
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To make the sauces: In a blender, combine strawberries, 1/2 cup honey and 1 tablespoon cornstarch or arrowroot.
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Puree until smooth.
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Pour into a saucepan and heat, whisking, until slightly thickened.
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Pour into a bowl and let cool.
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Press kiwifruit through a strainer to remove seeds.
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In a blender, combine strained kiwifruit with remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch or arrowroot and 1/2 cup honey.
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Puree until smooth.
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Pour sauce into a clean saucepan and heat, whisking, until slightly thickened.
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Pour into a bowl to let cool.
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To serve: Ladle a small amount of red sauce on half of a dessert plate, and an equal amount of green sauce on the other half.
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Place a slice of cake in the center and garnish the green side with a few pieces of kiwi and garnish the red side with a few pieces of strawberry.
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Alternately, you can omit the fruit and drizzle the cake with stripes of the two sauces.
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Serve immediately.
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NOTE: I have made this with packaged angel food cake mix omitting the strawberries in the cake (although they certainly could be included).
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Instead of garnishing with pieces of fruit on each side of cake slice, I put them right on top of cake, allowing a few to spill over the sides.
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Cake may be made a day ahead.
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If you make the sauces ahead, reheat them until pourable at serving time They are good served warm on the plate.
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This cake is only 222 calories a serving!
