Description
I made this strawberry cake for my friend’s surprise birthday party. Everybody thought it’s from a professional bakery and they absolutely loved it! Hope you all enjoy serving and of course eating this delicious cake! You can decorate with additional strawberries and cake crumbs.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1 ½ tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1 drop food coloring, or as desired
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup white sugar
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups whole milk
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 ounces cream cheese
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 7 fresh strawberries, sliced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9-inch cake pans and sprinkle with flour if pans don’t have a smooth bottom.
- Whisk 3 cups flour
- cocoa powder
- baking soda
- and salt together in a bowl.
- Beat 1/2 cup butter in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy and smooth. Add 1 1/2 cups sugar and beat until fairly creamy
- about 2 minutes. Pour in vegetable oil and beat until combined
- about 30 seconds more.
- Beat in egg yolks
- vanilla extract
- vinegar
- and enough food coloring to reach desired color. Pour in flour mixture
- alternating with buttermilk
- on low speed until just incorporated
- making sure to not overmix the batter.
- Beat egg whites until thick and frothy in a separate bowl; fold into the batter. Pour batter into the prepared cake pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
- 30 to 35 minutes. Be careful not to overbake. Let cakes cool in the pans for 10 to 20 minutes before transferring to a wire rack or serving plate to cool completely.
- Whisk sugar
- flour
- and salt in a saucepan to combine. Whisk in milk gradually
- making sure there are no lumps. Place saucepan over medium heat. Stir until thickened. Pour mixture into an airtight container and refrigerate until completely cool
- about 1 hour.
- Place frosting in a mixing bowl. Add lemon juice and vanilla extract. Mix with an electric mixer on high speed to combine. Whip in cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon at a time. Whip in butter and continue to mix until you have a really thick frosting. Place into an airtight container and refrigerate if not using immediately.
- Frost cooled cake and place sliced strawberries between the 2 layers.
Prep Time: 40 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 10