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Homemade Strawberry Cake
Homemade Strawberry Cake is full of fresh strawberry flavor. It’s moist, super easy to make and has a wonderful strawberry cream cheese frosting to finish. It’s one of my family’s most requested cakes. Unlike boxed versions, this uses a fresh strawberry reduction (concentrated puree), providing a deep, sophisticated strawberry flavor.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Step 1
Spray a 9×13 baking dish with nonstick spray and set aside.
- Step 2
Preheat your oven to 350℉.
- Step 3
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together vegetable oil, sugar, vanilla, strawberry jello mix, and eggs. Set aside.
- Step 4
In another mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Step 5
Take about ⅔ cup of the fresh strawberries, and remove the stems and chop into small pieces.
- Step 6
Begin adding the dry ingredients to the wet, alternating between the flour mixture, the buttermilk, and the chopped strawberries. Fold everything together.
- Step 7
Continue until everything is well combined.
- Step 8
Pour into the 9×13 and bake for 40-45 minutes.
- Step 9
Allow the cake to cool, then prepare the frosting.
Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
- Step 10
Take the remaining ⅔ cup of strawberries. Remove the stems and either add to a food processor to blitz to puree, or use a fork to smash the strawberries.
- Step 11
In a medium mixing bowl, beat together butter and cream cheese, until smooth.
- Step 12
Add vanilla and strawberry mixture, and mix.
- Step 13
Add the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, mixing well.
- Step 14
Top the cake with the frosting, and serve.
- Step 15
For extra fun, top with fresh strawberries, cool whip, etc..
Tips & Tricks
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