Best Ever Strawberry Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup pureed strawberries
• 1/4 cup 2% milk
• 6 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
• 1 3/4 cups white sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• grease and flour two 8-inch cake pans.
• mix pureed strawberries, milk, eggs, and 1 tablespoon vanilla extract together in a small bowl; transfer to the bowl of a stand mixer.
• beat flour, white sugar, baking powder, and salt into strawberry mixture on low; add butter and continue beating on low until evenly combined.
• stop mixer, scrape sides, and beat again for about 30 seconds.
• divide batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans.
• bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean, about 25 minutes. cool the cakes in the pans for about 10 minutes; transfer to wire racks to completely cool, about 30 minutes.
• beat cream cheese and butter together in a medium bowl until smooth. gradually beat confectioners' sugar into cream cheese mixture until creamy and fluffy; stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• spread about 1/2 the frosting on top of 1 cake. place second cake on top of frosting layer; spread the remaining frosting on top of second cake and around sides of both cakes.