Homemade Strawberry Cake
This was the cake I wanted for Mother’s Day…so I made it for myself 5 days early. I’m always looking for a reason to make cake, can you tell? This fresh strawberry cake is perfect for any holiday, but it’s also perfect just to celebrate any summer day. Do you know anyone who doesn’t love the fresh strawberries and cream combination? So when you combine them together along with some tangy cream cheese and add it to the top of a sweet vanilla cake, you know it’s got to be good, and oh how it is! I had to hurry and take giant slices to my neighbors or I would have just dove into the whole cake and never known when to stop. It is creamy, dreamy, fluffy heavenly cake and I most definitely loved it! Happy Mothers day to me! But really, Happy Mothers Day to all you Moms out there!
Fresh Strawberry Cake Ingredients
Cake flour Baking powder Salt Unsalted butter Granulated sugar Whole eggs and egg yolks Milk Vanilla
Whipped Strawberry Frosting Ingredients
Heavy cream Powdered sugar Cream cheese Vanilla Fresh strawberries
How to Make Strawberry Cake
Preheat oven and prepare cake pans. Sift cake flour and whisk dry ingredients. In an electric mixer cream butter and sugar Mix in eggs and yolks separately then blend in vanilla. Blend in flour mixture alternating with additions of milk. Divide among cake pans and bake until set. Let cool then fresh with strawberry cream cheese whipped cream.
Can I Use All-Purpose Flour Instead of Cake Flour?
Cake flour really is best for this strawberry cake recipe with fresh strawberries. It makes the vanilla cake lighter and creates the best texture.
Can I Use Frozen Strawberries Instead of Fresh?
For the best flavor, fresh strawberries are best. I don’t think defrosted frozen strawberries would work here.
Tips for the Best Strawberry Cake
Wait until the vanilla cake layers have cooled completely before adding the frosting. Feel free to add a few drops of red food coloring to the frosting to make it a lovely pink color. If you only have salted butter on hand, scale back on the amount of salt you add into the cake batter.
More Delicious Strawberry Desserts to Try:
Strawberry Cupcakes Strawberry Shortcake Trifles Fresh Strawberry Syrup Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Bars Strawberry Sugar Cookies Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
