Description
A delightful strawberry cream cake featuring a fluffy base, rich whipped cream, and fresh strawberries for a perfect summer dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups of all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups of sugar
- 1 tablespoon of baking powder
- ½ teaspoon of salt
- ½ cup of unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup of milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 2 cups of heavy cream
- ¼ cup of powdered sugar
- Fresh strawberries, sliced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Set your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two 9-inch round cake pans with butter.
- Combine dry ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt until blended.
- Add wet ingredients: Incorporate softened butter, milk, eggs, and vanilla into the dry mixture. Mix until smooth.
- Divide and bake: Pour the batter into prepared pans and bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown.
- Cool the cakes: Allow the cakes to cool completely on a wire rack for at least 30 minutes.
- Whip the cream: In a mixing bowl, whip heavy cream and powdered sugar until soft peaks form.
- Layer your cake: Place one cake layer on a serving plate, spread whipped cream, and arrange sliced strawberries.
- Stack and frost: Place the second layer on top and frost with remaining whipped cream.
- Decorate: Top with additional fresh strawberries.
- Serve and enjoy: Chill in the fridge for an hour before slicing.
Notes
You can customize the recipe with different fruits and add flavors like lemon curd or mint.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
Keywords: strawberry, cake, dessert, summer, celebration, whipped cream