Description
A moist and flavorful strawberry cake made with real strawberries and a delicious strawberry frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 3–4 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Make the strawberry reduction by cooking strawberries with sugar over medium heat for about 20 minutes until jammy.
- Cream softened butter with sugar until pale and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
- Sift flour and alternately add it with milk to the butter mixture.
- Slowly mix in the cooled strawberry reduction to the batter.
- Prepare the frosting by whipping butter and cream cheese until smooth, then gradually mix in powdered sugar and strawberry reduction.
- Spread the frosting on the cooled cake and enjoy!
Notes
Use ripe strawberries for the best flavor. Make sure to let the strawberry reduction cool before mixing it into the batter.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg