Description
Sweet layers of homemade strawberry cake promise pure dessert bliss with delicate crumbs and luscious berry frosting. Summer memories and pure indulgence come together, inviting you to savor each delightful slice of pure deliciousness.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, pureed
Leavening and Seasoning:
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Frosting and Garnish:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup fresh strawberry puree
- Fresh strawberries for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare workspace by warming oven to 350F (175C) and preparing two 9-inch round cake pans with grease and flour coating.
- Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl, ensuring flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt are thoroughly blended.
- Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until achieving a light, airy texture with increased volume.
- Incorporate eggs individually into the butter mixture, mixing completely after each addition.
- Fold in vanilla extract and fresh strawberry puree, stirring until evenly distributed throughout the batter.
- Gradually introduce dry ingredient mixture into wet ingredients, alternating with buttermilk to maintain smooth consistency.
- Carefully distribute batter between prepared cake pans, ensuring even surface and equal volume.
- Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, checking doneness by inserting a toothpick that emerges clean.
- Remove cakes from oven and allow to cool completely on wire rack before frosting.
- Whip butter and powdered sugar using mixer until achieving a silky, smooth texture.
- Integrate strawberry puree into frosting, blending until achieving a creamy, uniform pink color.
- Apply frosting between cake layers and over entire surface, creating an even, appetizing coating.
- Decorate top with fresh strawberry slices for elegant presentation and added flavor complexity.
Notes
- Adjust strawberry puree thickness by straining seeds for smoother texture, ensuring a silky cake consistency.
- Boost strawberry flavor by adding a splash of strawberry extract or using high-quality, ripe strawberries at peak sweetness.
- Room temperature ingredients create better cake structure, so remove butter, eggs, and buttermilk from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking.
- Gluten-free option works perfectly by substituting all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend, maintaining the cake’s delicate crumb.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg