Best Fresh Strawberry Cake Recipes

FRESH STRAWBERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch baking pan.
• Beat 1/4 cup butter in a bowl until creamy; add 3/4 cup sugar and egg. Beat until fully incorporated.
• Mix 1 1/2 cup flour, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl. Stir flour mixture, alternating with milk, into butter mixture until combined. Pour batter into prepared baking pan. Arrange strawberries atop the batter.
• Mix 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup butter, and coconut together in a bowl. Sprinkle topping over strawberries.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 35 minutes.

FRESH STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine cream cheese, butter and sugar. Beat until light and fluffy.
• Stir in milk, eggs and vanilla.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to cheese mixture and mix until smooth.
• Spread half the batter in a greased and floured 13x9 inch baking pan. (The batter is VERY thick. It works best to put little blobs of it across the whole pan and then spread them with a knife. One reviewer says they used a 8x8 inch pan, but I haven't so I can't vouch for how it will turn out or how long you need to bake it.).
• Spread berries evenly over batter. Dot remaining batter over berries. Mix brown sugar and nuts; sprinkle evenly over cake.
• Bake 40 minutes. Serve warm or cold.

ALMOND CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE, GANACHE AND FRESH STRAWBERRY FILLING, VANILLA BUTTERCREAM ICING AND PINK POURED FONDANT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Prepare two 16-inch cake pans by greasing them and lining the bottoms with parchment paper.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fixed with the paddle attachment, add the liquid shortening, inverted sugar and vanilla. Then add the cake flour, granulated sugar, milk powder, baking powder, sea salt and cream of tartar. Mix on speed 1 for 1 minute. Then add half of the egg whites and mix on speed 1 for 3 minutes.
• Add the remaining egg whites and mix on speed 1 for 1 minute. Then mix on speed 3 for 3 minutes. Stop the mixer, scrape the bowl, and add the whole eggs, water and almond extract. Mix on speed 1 for 1 minute. Then on speed 3 for 3 minutes. Lastly, mix on speed 1 for 10 minutes.
• Fill the cake pans two-thirds full and bake until golden and a tester such as a toothpick comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes. Let the cakes cool completely.
• To assemble the cake: Torte the cooled cakes (level and split them horizontally into 2 layers each). Generously spread a layer of the Ganache on the first layer of cake, then a generous layer of Cream Cheese Filling. Layer some fresh strawberries on top of the Cream Cheese Filling. Repeat with the next 2 cake layers. Top with the last cake layer and ice the cake smooth with the Vanilla Buttercream Icing. Lastly, pour a thin layer of Pink Poured Fondant over the top of the cake, letting it drip down the sides.
• In a microwave-safe glass bowl, heat the chocolate in the microwave in 30-second intervals until melted, stirring between each intervals. Add the cream and mix with a spatula until smooth. Let cool.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the shortening and cream cheese until smooth. Then add the confectioners' sugar, sea salt, vanilla and butter emulsion. Mix it all on medium speed for 8 to 10 minutes.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the shortening until smooth. Then add the confectioners' sugar, sea salt, vanilla and butter emulsion.
• Mix it all on medium speed for 8 to 10 minutes.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the confectioners' sugar, then the water, corn syrup, almond extract, vanilla, liquid whitener and food coloring. Mix it all on medium speed until smooth, about 10 minutes. Yield: enough for one 16-inch layer cake.

FRESH STRAWBERRY BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Make the cake: Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat oven to 325 degrees. Carefully butter and flour a 16-cup Bundt pan, making sure to get in all of the cracks and crevices.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the butter and sugar until combined. Add lemon zest, and then cream the mixture until light and fluffy on medium-high speed, about 5 minutes.
• With the mixer on low, add the eggs one at a time, making sure each egg is completely incorporated before adding the next. Add the yogurt, lemon juice and vanilla, and stir on medium speed to combine, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary to incorporate all the ingredients. The mixture may curdle a bit, but don't worry too much about it.
• Add the flour mixture all at once and mix on low until almost completely combined.
• Remove the bowl from the mixer, scrape and fold any excess flour into the batter, and scoop out roughly 1/2 cup/100 grams of batter. Drop tablespoons of batter into the bottom of the prepared pan, and smooth into the bottom of the pan. (This batter will prevent the strawberries from sinking to the bottom of the pan and sticking.) Add the chopped strawberries to the remaining batter in the bowl and gently fold in until the strawberries are evenly distributed. The batter will be thick.
• Spoon the batter evenly into the pan, smooth the top and tap the pan firmly on the counter a few times to release any large air bubbles. Bake the cake until golden brown and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean (a few small crumbs are O.K.), about 70 minutes. Cool the pan on a rack for 15 minutes, then turn the cake out onto the rack to cool completely.
• When the cake is cool, make the glaze: In a medium bowl, use a fork to mash the reserved 1/4 cup/40 grams of strawberries. Whisk in the confectioners' sugar and 2 teaspoons of lemon juice. The glaze should be thick but just pourable. If it seems thin, add a bit more confectioners' sugar; if it is too thick to stir, add a bit more lemon juice. Pour the glaze evenly over the cake (you can glaze it over a rack if you prefer to let the excess glaze drip off), let it set for a few minutes and serve. Once the glaze has dried completely, refrigerate any leftover cake, loosely draped with plastic wrap.

FRESH STRAWBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
• Beat eggs, 1 cup strawberry puree, melted butter, and milk until combined. Add to flour mixture; whisk until combined. Pour batter into the prepared cake pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly, then invert onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
• Make the frosting while the cakes cool. Pour melted butter into a large bowl and sift in confectioners' sugar. Add enough pureed strawberries to make a spreadable frosting.
• Frost the cooled cakes and garnish with fresh strawberries and mint.

FRESH STRAWBERRY CAKE WITH STRAWBERRY BUTTERCREAM ICING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 round 9-inch cake pans that are at least 1 1/2 inches high.
• Sprinkle strawberries with sugar in a bowl and let sit for at least 20 minutes, or until juices accumulate.
• Puree strawberries in a blender until smooth and set aside.
• Combine sugar, butter, and vanilla extract in a separate bowl and beat with an electric mixer. Add eggs and beat until smooth. Add 1 cup strawberry puree, oil, strawberry extract, and food coloring. Mix well. Add flour, gently folding until well mixed. Pour batter evenly into the prepared cake pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool, about 30 minutes.
• Make the frosting while the cakes cool. Combine confectioners' sugar, butter, heavy cream, 4 tablespoons of strawberry puree, and vanilla extract in a bowl. Whip thoroughly, adding more puree to color and taste as needed.
• Sandwich cake layers with frosting. Cover the top and sides with remaining frosting.

FRESH STRAWBERRY LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
• Combine milk, vinegar, and vanilla extract in another bowl.
• Beat sugar and lard together in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs and beat to combine. Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk mixture and strawberry puree, making 3 dry and 2 wet additions. Beat for 1 minute. Pour evenly into the prepared pans.
• Drop cake pans 2 to 3 times on the countertop to break any air bubbles.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the centers of the cakes comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on wire racks for 10 minutes. Turn cakes out onto the rack to cool completely, 15 to 30 minutes more.
• Ice cooled cake using vanilla frosting between the layers and on the top and sides.

STRAWBERRY LEMONADE CAKE WITH FRESH STRAWBERRY BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8-inch cake pans.
• Place cake flour, sugar, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt into the bowl of an electric mixer and stir to combine.
• Stir lemonade concentrate, milk, eggs, 2 teaspoons strawberry extract, lemon extract, and food coloring together in a separate bowl.
• Add 12 tablespoons cubed butter to the flour mixture, 2 to 3 pieces at a time, and mix on low speed until all butter is added and the mixture resembles coarse meal. Stop the mixer and scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl.
• Resume mixing at medium speed; add 1/2 of the egg mixture slowly and mix, about 20 seconds. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl. Resume mixing at medium speed; add remaining egg mixture in 2 batches, about 20 seconds after each addition, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl after each addition. Pour batter evenly into the prepared cake pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean, 28 to 33 minutes.
• Remove cakes from the oven and let cool on cooling racks for 10 minutes. Turn cake layers out onto the racks to cool completely, 15 to 30 minutes.
• While cakes cool, place 8 strawberries into a small food processor or an electric blender. Blend to make 1/4 cup puree.
• Place 10 tablespoons softened butter and a pinch of kosher salt into the bowl of an electric mixer and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Mix in 1/8 teaspoon strawberry extract. Gradually add about 1/3 of the confectioners' sugar to the butter while continuing to mix. Add 1/2 of the strawberry puree, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl, and continue mixing.
• Add the next 1/3 of the confectioners' sugar, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl. Mix in remaining strawberry puree. Sprinkle in the remaining confectioners' sugar and mix until desired consistency is reached, adding more confectioners' sugar or strawberry puree as needed.
• Place the cooled bottom cake layer on a serving plate and spread the top with lemon curd. Place the second layer on top of the first and frost with strawberry buttercream starting with the sides, then the top of the cake.

FRESH STRAWBERRY MARBLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line the bottoms of three 8-inch cake pans with parchment paper; grease and flour the sides.
• Puree whole strawberries in the bowl of a food processor or electric blender and set aside.
• Mix flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Beat sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract. Add flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
• Beat egg whites in another large bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until peaks form. Gently stir into the batter.
• Pour 1/2 of the batter in a medium bowl and set aside. Add pureed strawberries and food coloring to the remaining batter and mix well.
• Pour batters evenly into the prepared cake pans, alternating between red and white batter in each pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each layer comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Immediately run a spatula between the cakes and the sides of the pans. Let cool for 15 minutes; remove cakes from the pans. Remove paper. Cool completely on wire racks.
• While cakes are cooling, mix confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, butter, milk, strawberry extract, vanilla extract, and food coloring together in a bowl. Let sit for 15 to 30 minutes.
• Frost the bottom cooled cake layer and add 1/2 of the sliced strawberries evenly. Repeat for second layer. Add the top layer. Frost the top and sides, covering any trace of strawberries in the layers.

FRESH STRAWBERRY CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and soda.
• Beat together egg, buttermilk and vanilla.
• Stir in butter.
• Pour into flour mixture, mixing until smooth.
• Spread batter into a buttered 9" round cake pan.
• Combine crumb topping ingredients.
• Cover batter with sliced strawberries and sprinkle with crumb topping.
• Bake at 375 for 40-45 minutes.
• Serve warm with whipped cream.

FRESH STRAWBERRY COBBLER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Rinse and hull berries.
• Place berries in a 9" square pan and set aside.
• Combine flour, 1/2 Cup sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
• Use a pastry blender or two knives to cut in margarine until coarse crumbs form.
• Stir in milk.
• Spoon the mixture over the berries.
• Combine the remaining 3/4 Cup sugar and cornstarch in a large bowl.
• Stir in water until sugar mixture dissolves.
• Pour over berry mixture.
• Bake 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Serve warm or cool, garnished with additional berries.

FRESH STRAWBERRY AND RHUBARB SAUCE OVER POUND CAKE

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, combine rhubarb, sugar and juice drink; mix well. Cook over medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes or until rhubarb is tender and mixture is syrupy, stirring occasionally.
• Add 1 cup of the strawberries; cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes, mashing slightly. Remove from heat. Stir in remaining strawberries. Cool slightly. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until chilled.
• Just before serving, in medium bowl, beat whipping cream, powdered sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Cut pound cake into 16 slices. Place 2 slices on each dessert plate. Top slices with sauce and whipped cream. If desired, garnish each serving with fresh strawberry slice.

STRAWBERRY JAM CAKE WITH FRESH BERRY FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; spray three 9-inch round cake pans with nonstick baking spray with flour.
• In a large bowl, beat butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar, and vanilla at medium speed with a mixer until fluffy.
• Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In a large bowl, combine flour and baking powder; sift.
• Gradually add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating just until combined after each addition.
• In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
• Gradually add remaining 1/2 cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
• Gently fold into batter.
• Spoon batter into prepared pans, and bake for 18-20 minutes or until a pick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pans for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.
• While cake is cooling, make frosting-in a large bowl, beat butter, cream cheese, and strawberry extract at medium speed with a mixer until creamy.
• Add strawberries, beating until combined.
• Gradually beat in powdered sugar until combined.
• Spread strawberry jam between layers; spread frosting on top and sides of cake.
• Garnish with strawberries, if desired.
• Store cake, covered, in refrigerator up to 3 days.

FRESH STRAWBERRY CAKE WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease an 8-inch square baking pan and dust it with flour, knocking out an extra.
• Combine the eggs, egg yolk, sour cream, lemon zest, and vanilla in a large glass measuring cup and lightly beat.
• Combine 1 ¼ cups flour, the baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium mixing bowl.
• Combine the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl and cream with an electric mixer on med-high speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl once or twice as necessary.
• With the mixer on med-low speed, pour the egg mixture into the bowl in a slow stream, stopping the mixer once or twice to scrape down the bowl.
• Turn the mixer on low speed and add the flour mixture, ½ cup at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition.
• After the last addition, mix for 30 seconds on medium speed.
• Combine the strawberries and remaining ¼ cup of flour in a medium bowl and toss to coat.
• Fold the flour-covered berries along with the chocolate chips into the batter with a rubber spatula.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
• Bake the cake until it is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes.
• Let the cake cool in the pan for 5 minutes, invert it onto a wire rack, and then turn it right side up on a rack to cool completely.
• Cut into 9 squares and serve.
• Store uneaten squares in a cake keeper or wrap in plastic and store at room temperature for up to 3 days.

FRESH STRAWBERRY CAKE WITH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• For the consistency of the cake, it is very important to follow the steps. Cake: Combine strawberry puree butter & sugar, slowly add in egg yolks and vanilla (Add food coloring if desired) Mix dry ingredients together and add into sugar mixture Slowly add milk and stir gently Slowly stir in chopped or mashed strawberries Pour batter into cupcake pans and bake for about 20 minutes on 350 degrees, or cake pans and bake for about 40 Minutes on 350 degrees. Cool then top with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting or your favorite frosting. *I just pureed fresh strawberries in the food processor until liquefied Strawberry Buttercream Frosting: Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer 20 seconds or until fluffy. Add powdered sugar and chopped strawberries, beating at low speed until creamy. (Add more sugar if frosting is too thin, or add strawberries if too thick.)

FRESH STRAWBERRY CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Beat together cake layer ingredients until well-mixed. Pour into a greased and floured sheet pan and bake at 350* for about 20-25 minutes. (until toothpick comes out clean) Allow cake to cool to room temperature. (I usually do all this the day before.).
• Cream together powdered sugar and cream cheese.
• Fold in whipped cream. (you could use Cool Whip, but I prefer real cream).
• Spread cream mixture over the baked and cooled cake.
• Slice fresh strawberries in half and arrange prettily cut side up over the cream layer.
• Pour glaze over the cut strawberries so that no white cream layer shows though.
• This cake is best served cold, so I always refrigerate for a couple hours before serving. Slice in squares and serve.

SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE WITH FRESH STRAWBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350
• Grease and flour 12 cup bundt cake or 2 bread pans
• Whisk together, in medium bowl, flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg (or cardamom), baking soda
• Beat together, on medium speed in a large bowl, sugar and butter until well blended and smooth
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition (mixture will appear curdled)
• Beat in sugar.
• At low speed beat in flour mixture in 3 parts alternating with sour cream, in 2 parts -- ending with flour mix
• Spoon patter into prepared pan(s) smoothing the top
• Bake for 1 hour and 10-15 minutes until golden brown and tester comes out clean
• Cool in pan(s) on wire rack for 10-15 minutes
• Run knife around edges and invert onto wire racks
• Cool completely
• Sauce
• Heat preserves, orange juice and Grand Marnier in a medium, Pyrex bowl, until warm and preserves melted
• Stir in lemon juice and strawberries
• Let stand at room temperature for 1 hour or refrigerate up to 8 hours to blend flavors
• When serving spoon sauce over cake slices
• Cover and store at room temperature

FRESH STRAWBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• FOR CAKE: Sift together: flour, salt, and baking powder.
• In a separate bowl, combine butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
• Beat for a total of 3 minutes, scrapping the sides of the bowl.
• Then add flour mixture to creamed mixture, alternating with strawberries.
• Beat for two minutes.
• Pour batter into two 8-inch round greased and floured cake pans.
• Bake in pre-heated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until cake tests done.
• Turn out on to wire cooling racks to cool.
• When cool, top with Strawberry Glaze.
• FOR STRAWBERRY GLAZE: Mix together all ingredients.
• Use enough strawberries to thin mixture.

FRESH STRAWBERRY BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE (NO JELLO/KOOL-AID)

Steps:

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FRESH STRAWBERRY YOGURT CAKE

Steps:

• Place the strawberries, sugar and water in a medium sized bowl. Microwave uncovered on high for 5 minutes. stir. Microwave for another 2 minutes. Cool. Add in the lemon juice and blend in a mixer to get your strawberry puree.
• Preheat the oven to 180 C.
• In a large mixing bowl, with a hand mixer whisk the eggs and sugar till almost double in size.
• Add in the sifted flour, baking powder, lemon juice, strawberry puree, vanilla essence, salt, oil and the yogurt and whisk for 2-3 minutes till nicely blended.
• Pour the batter into a prepared cake tin.
• Take the strawberry crush and just spoon over the cake batter to form ribbons.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.