Strawberry Preserve Cake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 1/2 cups cake flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup strawberry preserves
• 4 large eggs
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• red food coloring paste
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/4 cup strawberry preserves
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°. line the bottoms of 2 (9-inch) cake pans with parchment paper. lightly coat each pan with baking spray; set aside.
• 2 in a large bowl, sift flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together; set aside.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar at medium-high speed with an electric mixer for approximately 4 minutes, or until light and fluffy. add preserves and then add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. scrape down sides of bowl and add vanilla extract and enough food coloring to achieve desired color.
• 4 reduce mixer speed to low and add flour mixture, alternately with buttermilk, ending with flour mixture. divide batter equally between prepared pans and spread evenly.
• 5 bake on the middle rack of oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center of each cake layer comes out clean. let cool completely on a wire rack.
• 6 in a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter at medium-high speed with an electric mixer for 2 to 3 minutes, or until smooth. add strawberry preserves and vanilla, beating until well combined. add confectionersâ?? sugar and salt, beating until smooth.
• 7 spread strawberry cream-cheese icing between layers and on top and sides of cake. garnish with strawberries, if desired.