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strawberry surprise cake

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Blue Ribbon Recipe by
Junia Sonier
@Juniabug63
Houston, TX

If you love strawberries and love cake, you should try this strawberry cake. A nice yellow cake with strawberry filling and cream cheese frosting.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

This from-scratch strawberry cake is a delightful summer dessert. The cake is sweet, moist, and light, with macerated strawberries between each layer. It's topped with a smooth and creamy cream cheese frosting. We chose to use the regular frosting, but adding the drizzle frosting sounds delicious too.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
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yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 2 Hr
cook time 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For strawberry surprise cake

  • CAKE
  • 2 c
    all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 1 c
    butter, softened
  • 2 c
    granulated sugar
  • 4 lg
    eggs, separated
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 c
    buttermilk
  • FILLING
  • 1 c
    granulated sugar
  • 12
    or more large strawberries
  • FROSTING
  • 8 oz
    cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1/2 c
    butter, softened
  • 4 c
    confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 3 Tbsp
    milk
  • DRIZZLE FROSTING
  • 8 oz
    cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 c
    butter, softened
  • 4 c
    confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1/2 c
    milk
  • DEOCRATING
  • additional fresh strawberries

How To Make strawberry surprise cake

  • Prepare 3 8-inch cake pans.
    1
    For the cake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line bottoms of 3 8-inch pans with paper; grease and flour sides.
  • Mix flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside. Beat butter and sugar. Add egg yolks. Stir in vanilla. Add flour mixture alternating with buttermilk, beating until well blended after each addition.
    2
    Mix flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Add flour mixture alternating with buttermilk, beating until well blended after each addition.
  • Beat egg whites and fold into the batter.
    3
    Beat egg whites in another large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until peaks form. Gently stir into batter. Pour evenly into prepared pans.
  • Bake the cakes.
    4
    Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean.
  • Cool baked cakes.
    5
    Immediately run spatula between cakes and sides of pans. Cool 15 minutes; remove cakes from pans. Remove paper. Cool completely on wire racks.
  • Add sugar and strawberries to a bowl and let sit.
    6
    Prepare the strawberry filling while the cake is baking. Slice strawberries in a large bowl, add sugar, and put in the refrigerator. Keep refrigerated for at least an hour.
  • Mix cream cheese, butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, and milk. Let sit for 15 - 30 minutes.
    7
    For the frosting, mix cream cheese, butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, and milk. Let sit for 15 - 30 minutes.
  • Frost the bottom of the cake and add some of the strawberries.
    8
    After cake has cooled, frost bottom layer and add strawberries evenly.
  • Place the second layer of cake, frost, and add strawberries.
    9
    Place second layer. Repeat frosting and a layer of strawberries.
  • Place the 3rd layer, frost the cake, and decorate with strawberries.
    10
    Place the top layer and frost the top and sides, covering any trace of strawberries in the layers. Decorate top with strawberries if desired.
  • 11
    If using the drizzle frosting on top, once the cake is cooled, prepare the drizzle frosting. Let sit for 15 - 30 minutes. Frost the cake following steps 8 - 9. Place the top layer and drizzle frosting making sure the frosting drizzles down the sides. Decorate top with strawberries if desired.
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