I can’t stop using strawberries in my Summer baking. It’s definitely one of my favorite Summer Fruits. So far I’ve used them in tarts, sauces and Macarons. So, now I’ve put them in a cake, a Strawberry Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.
This cake taste so great because I used fresh puréed strawberries in it. This gave it the ultimate real strawberry flavor.
First I started by chopping up about 3 cups of fresh strawberries. I put them in a sauce pan with sugar and a little lemon juice. After the mixture cooked down, I let it cool, then strained it to get out all of he strawberry seeds. I used 1 1/2 cups in the cake and baked it in 2 layers.
For the frosting, I mixed together cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and more of the strawberry purée.
I topped the cake with beautiful flowers. I’ve really been loving combining flowers with my desserts. The combination is gorgeous!
You will not go wrong with this cake. It’s moist and full of strawberries!
Strawberry Layer Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup pureed strawberries
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup oil
- 4 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
Pureed Strawberries
- 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh strawberries
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice (optional)
Frosting
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 stick butter
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup pureed strawberries
Instructions
Strawberry Puree
- Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan. Cook for 10 minutes until sugar is dissolved. Puree in a blender, then strain. Cool completely or refrigerate overnight.
Cake
- Pre-heat oven to 350. Butter and flour a sheet pan.Mix oil, sugar and eggs. Add vanilla, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and flour. Add buttermilk and strawberry puree. Pour into two 9 inch round pans and bake for 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
Frosting
- Blend all ingredients for frosting, and frost the cake stacking each layer on top of the other.
