Name: Strawberry Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1 cup halved fresh strawberries; 1 cup butter, softened; 2 cups granulated sugar; 1 ( 3 ounce ) package strawberry flavored gelatin; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 cups cake flour; 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup whole milk, room temperature; Garnish: fresh strawberries (optional); 1½ cups white chocolate morsels; 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened; ½ cup butter, softened; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 6 cups powdered sugar; 1 (1 ounce) bag freeze dried strawberries

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This Fresh Strawberry Cake will satisfy even the toughest critic. Two layers of beautiful dense cake that are packed with strawberry flavor (scroll down to see the secret ingredient), a thick layer of the creamiest white chocolate cream cheese frosting, wrapped with crushed freeze dried strawberries for another layer of flavor and a punch of color. This cake is definitely a winner! The perfect addition to a picnic, potluck, church social and Birthday Party.

Family reunions will never be the same! Watch your families eyes get wide with excitement as you take the lid off the cake container to reveal not only a delicious cake but a beautiful one too!

YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING….

What is that red stuff on the sides of the cake? it’s my newest obsession… freeze dried fruit! I use it in frosting recipes, fudge and now as a decoration. I get mine at Target (pictured above).

SECRET INGREDIENT!

Strawberry Jello! I like adding jello to the cake batter. It adds another layer of strawberry flavor and also adds the beautiful pink color.

TIPS FOR A LIGHT AND FLUFFY FROSTING

Good ingredients “real” butter not margarine
Room temperature ingredients
Be patient…you’ll need to whip the frosting at least 3 to 5 minutes (sometimes I do this step twice). This will allow air to incorporate into the butter and create the lightness you want.
That’s it! It’s really not as hard as you might think.

Strawberry Cake

Yield: Serves 10 to 12

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

This delicious dense cake will meet all your celebration needs!

Ingredients

For the Strawberry Cake:

1 cup halved fresh strawberries
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups granulated sugar
1 ( 3 ounce ) package strawberry flavored gelatin
4 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups cake flour
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup whole milk, room temperature
Garnish: fresh strawberries (optional)

For the White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting:

1½ cups white chocolate morsels
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
½ cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
6 cups powdered sugar

Optional Decorations and Topping: Crushed freeze dried strawberries, fresh strawberries

1 (1 ounce) bag freeze dried strawberries

Instructions

For the Strawberry Cake:

Preheat oven to 350°. Spray 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with nonstick cooking spray. Line bottoms with parchment paper rounds. Spray top of each parchment paper round with nonstick cooking spray.Blend strawberries; process until smooth. (You should have 1/2 cup strawberry puree.)Beat butter until creamy. Gradually add sugar and gelatin; beat for 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears after each addition. Add strawberry puree and vanilla, beating just until blended.Sift together cake flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating at low speed just until blended after each addition.Spoon batter evenly into prepared cake pans (about 3 3/4 cups each). Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.

For the White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting:

Melt chocolate according to package directions (about 1 minute). Let stand for 5 minutes.Beat cream cheese and butter until creamy (about 3 minutes). Beat in melted chocolate and vanilla. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes). RESERVE 1 CUP OF FROSTING FOR THE OUTER EDGE TOP. Add a nice layer of frosting on the bottom layer, place the top layer on top of the frosting. Continue frosting the top and sides. While the frosting is still wet press the crushed freeze dried strawberry bits to the side (look blow for instructions on how to prepare the freeze dried strawberries).

To the reserved frosting add an additional cup of powdered sugar. Fill a piping bag and add swirls around the top edge of the cake.

For the Crushed Freeze Dried Strawberries:

Pour a 1 ounce bag of freeze dried strawberries into a blender. Pulse until the strawberries become little bits.

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Comments

Fresh Strawberry Cake — 30 Comments

Rose @ Walnut Acre on July 4, 2011 at 6:50 am said:

This looks absolutely scrumptious!

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Kristy Life n Reflection on July 4, 2011 at 12:29 pm said:

One of my cake flavors! I shared a slice with a friend on Memorial Day.

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Minna on July 5, 2011 at 11:57 am said:

Looks perfectly delicious for summer!

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Alida on July 5, 2011 at 12:40 pm said:

This looks so delicious…yum!

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Beverly on July 5, 2011 at 3:40 pm said:

Ooh I love strawberry cake, it looks so yummy.

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Sherry on July 5, 2011 at 5:16 pm said:

OH, yum! This sounds delish especially that frosting. WOW!

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Liz @ Two Maids a Milking on July 5, 2011 at 6:59 pm said:

This looks super yummy!! Thanks for linking up to 2 Maids a Baking!!

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Darcy on July 5, 2011 at 11:31 pm said:

This looks delicious! I’ve been looking for the perfect strawberry cake to make for my daughter – I think I’ve just found it! Thank you for posting this. 🙂

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alissa@33shadesofgreen on July 6, 2011 at 5:22 am said:

Wow – what a beautiful cake. It sounds delicious and I love the pretty pink color! Thanks so much for sharing @ Tasty Tuesdays.

Alissa

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Susan with Permanent Posies on July 6, 2011 at 11:03 am said:

Temptress!

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erica on July 8, 2011 at 7:33 am said:

Gorgeous pink colour and what a yummy looking cake. thanks for sharing….:-)))

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Lynne on July 8, 2011 at 8:25 am said:

That looks amazing! Yum!

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jennifurla on July 8, 2011 at 2:50 pm said:

Love strawberry cakes, love this one

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Jennifer on July 8, 2011 at 6:00 pm said:

This cake looks really good! I make a lot of cakes and one person always requests strawberry and I always dread making it because I can’t seem to find the right recipe. This one definitely looks like a winner though – going on my Pinterest right now!

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Suzy on July 8, 2011 at 7:21 pm said:

Beee you ti ful! I love pink cakes and remember always asking for one for my birthday when I was little. Bet this one is yum!

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Miranda on July 8, 2011 at 8:36 pm said:

Strawberries, cream cheese and white chocolate? Yum! This is the 2nd strawberry cake I have seen in two weeks (after never seeing them ever} so I know that it must be a sign that I have to make one! Thanks for linking to Fat Camp Friday, enjoy your weekend and see you next time! http://bit.ly/mTxy7l

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Chels R on July 8, 2011 at 11:32 pm said:

WOW, that looks really delicious!

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Carlee on July 9, 2011 at 8:18 pm said:

This looks delicious! MY daughter who loves PINK and strawberries, would love these! Thanks for showing off!

Carlee

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Chocolate Drool and Kisses on July 10, 2011 at 10:25 pm said:

This looks so yummy! Thanks so much for linking up.
Crystal

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dippy di on February 9, 2012 at 1:04 pm said:

I have been searching for a strawberry cake that looks appetizing and it easy to fix without alot of weird ingredients. I am planning on trying this for a special someone for Valentines day. Can’t wait!! My only question is….once you put the wax paper down to cover the cake with icing how do you remove the wax paper?

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- Sheryl on February 9, 2012 at 3:03 pm said:
  
  Hi,
  You line just the outside area using strips of wax paper not a whole sheet.
  I hope this helps. 🙂
  
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Arie on October 6, 2012 at 11:05 pm said:

Hi this looks awesome, just wondering if it could be made without the strawberry gelatin? My daughter is allergic to preservatives and we find jelly especially bad. Thanks so much!

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- Sheryl on October 6, 2012 at 11:37 pm said:
  
  Hi Arie,
  Maybe you could try strawberry koolaid. I really don’t know. 🙂
  
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  - Arie on October 8, 2012 at 4:32 am said:
    
    Thanks so much I will try it! 🙂
    
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Jessica on March 3, 2015 at 7:17 am said:

About how many cupcakes would this make?

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- Sheryl on March 3, 2015 at 8:13 pm said:
  
  Hi Jessica, I can’t tell you for sure but a store bought cake mix makes approx. 24 cupcakes.
  
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Liz on February 14, 2016 at 8:02 am said:

A beautiful cake. Thank you and Happy Valentine Day.

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Stuart Lee on May 30, 2018 at 11:00 am said:

Can this cake be make in a 9 x 12 one layer baking pan. If so, any changes in receipt or cooking time?

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- Sheryl on June 2, 2018 at 8:55 am said:
  
  Hi Stuart, Yes this cake can be made into a 9×13. Baking time will have to be adjusted a little.
  
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Fresh Strawberry Cake

YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING….

SECRET INGREDIENT!

TIPS FOR A LIGHT AND FLUFFY FROSTING

Strawberry Cake

Ingredients

For the Strawberry Cake:

For the White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting:

Optional Decorations and Topping: Crushed freeze dried strawberries, fresh strawberries

Instructions

For the White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting:

For the Crushed Freeze Dried Strawberries:

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YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING….

SECRET INGREDIENT!

TIPS FOR A LIGHT AND FLUFFY FROSTING

Ingredients

For the Strawberry Cake:

For the White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting:

Optional Decorations and Topping: Crushed freeze dried strawberries, fresh strawberries

Instructions

For the White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting:

For the Crushed Freeze Dried Strawberries:

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