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Fresh Strawberry Cake

Bake two vanilla cake layers, cool them completely, then fill and frost them with strawberries and cream cheese cream.

$1.90per serving $
250 minstart to table
12servings

AmericanVegetarianBudgetDessertsSpringSummer

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cake flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 1 1/4 cups milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 lb strawberries
  • sliced strawberries for decorating (optional)

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 350 F and butter and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
  2. Whisk the cake flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
  3. Beat the butter and granulated sugar for 3 minutes, then beat in the eggs, yolks, and vanilla.
  4. Mix in the flour mixture and milk in alternating additions until smooth.
  5. Divide the batter between the pans and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
  6. Cool the cakes in the pans for 15 minutes, then cool them on racks for at least 1 hour.
  7. Beat the heavy cream, powdered sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla until thick, then layer it with the strawberries between and over the cakes and chill for 30 minutes.

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