Description
Experience a slice of summer with the Best Strawberry Cake Ever—a delightful dessert featuring layers of fluffy vanilla cake and fresh strawberries. Perfect for any occasion, this cake is topped with creamy whipped frosting that adds a luscious finish. Whether you’re celebrating a birthday or simply treating yourself, this cake promises to be a crowd-pleaser that will have everyone coming back for seconds.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups cane sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup fresh strawberries (chopped)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 cups powdered sugar (sifted)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease two round baking pans and line them with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, beat softened butter and cane sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time into the butter mixture, then mix in vanilla extract.
- Gradually combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients until just blended.
- Gently fold in chopped strawberries until evenly distributed in the batter.
- Pour batter into prepared pans and bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow cakes to cool completely before frosting with whipped heavy cream.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 51g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg