Description
A simple recipe for a moist strawberry cake made from scratch.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, pureed
- 1/2 cup strawberry puree for frosting
- 2 cups powdered sugar for frosting
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter for frosting
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract for frosting
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
- Add the softened butter and mix until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla extract.
- Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Gently fold in the 1 cup of strawberry puree.
- Divide the batter evenly between the prepared cake pans.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes before inverting them onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the frosting, beat the 1/2 cup butter until creamy. Gradually add the powdered sugar, alternating with the 1/2 cup strawberry puree and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat until smooth.
- Once the cakes are completely cool, frost and stack them.
Notes
- Use fresh, ripe strawberries for the best flavor in the puree.
- For a stronger strawberry flavor, you can add a few drops of strawberry extract to the batter.
- Make sure the butter for the cake is truly softened, not melted.
- Prep Time: 25 min
- Cook Time: 35 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 55g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
Keywords: strawberry cake, homemade cake, fresh strawberry, layer cake, vanilla cake