Description
Indulge in the sweet and fruity flavors of this Strawberry Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. The moist cake is infused with fresh strawberry reduction and topped with a luscious cream cheese frosting, making it a perfect dessert for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
Strawberry Reduction
- 32 oz (908 g) fresh strawberries, hulled
Strawberry Cake
- 2 1/2 cups (280 g) cake flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 10 tbsp (140 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups (300 g) granulated white sugar
- 6 large egg whites, at room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup (180 ml) buttermilk, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) strawberry reduction from above
Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
- 3/4 cup (168 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 6 oz (170 g) cream cheese, cold
- 2 1/4 cups (292 g) powdered sugar
- 1 cup (25 g) freeze dried strawberries
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) strawberry reduction from above
Strawberry Cream
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) heavy cream
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) strawberry reduction from above
Instructions
- Prepare Strawberry Reduction: Blend hulled strawberries until smooth, then simmer in a saucepan until reduced by half. Strain and cool.
- Make Strawberry Cake: Combine dry ingredients, cream butter and sugar, add egg whites and vanilla, alternate with buttermilk and strawberry reduction. Bake in prepared pans.
- Prepare Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting: Beat butter and cream cheese, add powdered sugar, crushed freeze dried strawberries, and strawberry reduction.
- Make Strawberry Cream: Whisk condensed milk, heavy cream, and strawberry reduction until smooth.
- Assemble: Level cake layers, frost with cream cheese frosting, and drizzle with strawberry cream. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- You can adjust the sweetness of the frosting by adding more or less powdered sugar.
- For a stronger strawberry flavor, add more strawberry reduction to the cake batter.
- Store the cake in the refrigerator due to the cream cheese frosting.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg