Fresh Strawberry Cake Recipe
The best cake recipes combine two things: Great presentation and awesome flavor. This Fresh Strawberry Cake recipe does just that!
While this recipe makes two layer cakes, the ingredients used to assemble the cake are only for one cake. It is recommended that you freeze the other layer for future use.
Here I thought cakes (and dessert recipes
in general) had to include chocolate to make them worth eating. This Fresh Strawberry Cake recipe has made me a believer! It is clipped from a 2004 magazine–maybe Country Living?
Best Cake Recipes: Fresh Strawberry Cake
Best Cake Recipes: Fresh Strawberry Cake
Somehow, I was even out of Red Food Coloring! I used the gel food coloring and it worked just fine.
Notes
Excellent cake--and perfect for Summer!
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 Cups Cake Flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 3/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 3/4 Cup Butter, Softened
- 1 1/2 Cups Plus 2 Tablespoons Sugar
- 1 Cup Strawberry Preserves
- 4 Eggs
- 3/4 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1/8 teaspoon Red Food Coloring
- 1/2 Cup Buttermilk
- 1 3/4 Cups Heavy Cream
- 1 1/2 Pints Strawberries, Hulled
Instructions
- Make the Cake!
- 350* Oven.
- Grease and Flour two 9" cake pans. Set aside.
- Combine Flour, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, and Salt. Set aside.
- Cream Butter and 1 1/2 Cups Sugar until fluffy.
- Add 3/4 Cup Strawberry Preserves and each Egg one at a time. Blend well.
- Beat in Vanilla Extract and the Red Food Coloring.
- On low speed, add dry ingredients to Creamed Mixture while alternating with Buttermilk. End with last addition of dry ingredients.
- Divide batter equally between prepared cake pans.
- Bake on middle rack until tester comes clean, between 20 - 30 minutes.
- Cool completely on wire rack.
- Assemble the Fresh Strawberry Cake!
- Beat Heavy Cream and remaining 2 Tablespoons Sugar to soft peaks.
- Spread over top of one layer. (Save other layer--can be frozen)
- Top with the Fresh Strawberries and "fill in the gaps" with the 1/4 Cup Strawberry Preserves.
- Serve.
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