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Karo light corn syrup does contain HFCS in the ingredients. I am currently struggling to find a light corn syrup that does not contain HFCS.

a light white cake (not quite sponge cake), fresh whipped cream, a little strawberry preserves, and good strawberries... in louisiana, it was a biscuit-based cake, but now i am hooked on the perverse strawberry shortcake and love it!

A 9-inch square pan has a lot more surface area than a round 9-inch pan. If the water bath was still one-inch high, my gut instinct is that you won't get the crust on top. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. You can make brownies and use the white chocolate cream on those.

vickyb, i also made the cake in a 9-inch pan that's less than 1.5 inches deep. i don't think the cake is really supposed to rise, maybe just a little bit.
30 minutes was exactly enough for me. I baked 32 mins exactly and felt like i may have overbaked it slightly. I was even using a foil roasting pan for the water bath that was barely 1.5 inches itself and it was still fine. I would recommend not skipping the white chocolate cream, it adds a very nice contrast to the cake. I hope you figure out what the reason was for your longer baking time and post back here.

Also, I had a very hard time transfering to my serving platter. The weight of the platter (before I could flip it) distorted one small edge of the cake. Next time I think I will use a lighter platter. However, is there any trick to flipping it onto the platter?

So, just to be sure, don't use the "baking" chocolates, but just the regular chocolates? Hershey's and Nestle also have baking chocolates which is why I'm asking.

If using coffee, is it ok to put cofee in the white chocolate cream, too?