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Monday, January 18, 2016

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.

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