Description
A homemade strawberry cake made completely from scratch using real strawberries for a soft, moist crumb and fresh strawberry frosting. Perfect for birthdays and celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ½ cups cake flour
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon fine salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 4 large egg whites, room temperature
- ½ cup whole milk, room temperature
- ½ cup reduced fresh strawberry purée
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened (for frosting)
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup reduced fresh strawberry purée (for frosting)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Wash, hull, blend, and reduce fresh strawberries until thick, then cool completely.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line two 9-inch round cake pans with parchment.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg whites gradually and mix until smooth.
- Alternate dry ingredients with milk, mixing just until combined.
- Mix in strawberry purée and vanilla.
- Divide batter evenly and bake for 25–30 minutes.
- Cool cake layers completely.
- Beat frosting ingredients until smooth and fluffy.
- Frost cake, slice, and serve.
Notes
- Use ripe strawberries for best flavor and color.
- Do not overmix once flour is added.
- Cool cake fully before frosting to prevent sliding.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 42 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 58 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 65 mg