Strawberry Layer Cake – My Baking Dependancy

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Strawberry layer cake is made with two layers of moist cake bursting with items of contemporary strawberries and a candy strawberry frosting. This scrumptious, fruity cake is ideal for summer season!

I like single-layer desserts, bundt desserts, and sheet desserts as a result of they’re so fast to make and don’t require any meeting. 

However on occasion, an event simply merely requires a layer cake! 

This strawberry layer cake is tremendous moist due to bits of contemporary strawberry all through the cake batter. The strawberry taste will get leveled up once more with a coating of strawberry frosting.

It’s an important cake for spring and summer season and don’t be intimidated by assembling a layer cake. I’ve bought some suggestions that will help you with that! 

STRAWBERRY LAYER CAKE WITH FRESH STRAWBERRIES

I’ve seen quite a lot of strawberry layer cake recipes on the market. Plenty of them are a yellow cake with contemporary strawberries within the center – virtually extra like a strawberry shortcake.

That fashion of cake is scrumptious, however generally I really feel like the quantity of strawberries isn’t fairly sufficient, ya know? 

I need strawberries in each single chew. Like the way you get banana in each single chew if you make my moist banana cake.

So I made a decision to take my simple strawberry cupcakes and switch them right into a layer cake! 

Since there are items of contemporary strawberries combined into the cake batter and contemporary strawberry puree within the frosting, you get strawberries in each single chew that you just take.

And better of all? It’s a straightforward cake to make!

HOW TO MAKE STRAWBERRY LAYER CAKE

I do know that layer desserts can really feel intimidating, however I promise that they’re not unhealthy in any respect when you get the cling of it and study a couple of fast suggestions!

Plus, this one is even simpler as a result of it begins with a cake combine.

Substances you’ll want

This strawberry layer cake recipe is a tackle my doctored cake combine. That implies that you want fewer substances and fewer time to make this cake than totally from-scratch recipes, however nobody would guess that it began with a cake combine!

You have to:

•  1 (15.25 ounce) package deal French Vanilla cake combine 
• ½ (3.4 ounce) package deal on the spot vanilla pudding combine
• 1 cup strawberry greek yogurt
• ¾ cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup water
• 4 eggs, calmly crushed
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup diced contemporary strawberries (about 10 medium berries)

Should you can’t discover a large container of strawberry greek yogurt, seize two of the person cups – the greek yogurt ones are typically round 5-6 ounces.

Common strawberry yogurt will work, too. I simply are likely to desire the thicker texture and the tanginess of greek yogurt after I’m baking.

Additionally, you will want a batch of my strawberry frosting, which makes sufficient to completely frost this double-layer cake.

Making the cake

This cake makes two 9-inch layers, so seize two 9-inch spherical cake pans and grease and flour them. Set these apart.

Utilizing a mixer, combine collectively all the cake substances besides the strawberries. Beat the batter for about 2 minutes on medium pace till nicely mixed.

Gently fold within the diced strawberries so that they’re evenly distributed all through the batter.

Divide the batter between the 2 ready cake pans and bake for about half-hour. The desserts are accomplished when the tops spring again calmly when touched and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clear.

I wish to let the desserts cool within the pans for about 20 minutes earlier than I flip them out onto wire racks. Allow them to cool fully earlier than assembling the cake.

Frost with the strawberry frosting. If you wish to give the cake a chocolate-covered-strawberry really feel, you could possibly even high it with a ganache, much like chocolate-covered strawberry cupcakes.

Ideas for assembling your layer cake

I’ve discovered a couple of issues over time which may be useful as you set collectively your strawberry layer cake.

Maintain your cake plate clear with items of parchment paper or waxed paper. Place one of many cake layers in your cake plate or a cardboard spherical and tuck items of parchment or waxed paper below the perimeters.

Frost the cake and as soon as completed, take away the papers. They’ll preserve the cake plate good and clear!

Use a cake adorning turntable or lazy susan. Having the ability to spin the cake as you’re employed makes it simpler to frost all the sides of the cake evenly. 

You will get a cake adorning turntable particularly for this goal, however you may as well merely set your cake plate on a lazy susan if you have already got one. 

Pipe the frosting on for essentially the most even protection. Place the frosting in a bag fitted with a giant, spherical piping tip. You’ll be able to then pipe it across the edges of the cake and onto the highest, then unfold it utilizing an offset spatula, icing smoother combs, or perhaps a bench knife. 

After all you may unfold the frosting on as an alternative of piping it, however I generally discover that it’s more durable to get that excellent, even coat of frosting.

STORAGE TIPS

If you wish to make the desserts the day earlier than you propose to assemble the cake, allow them to cool fully. Wrap them tightly in plastic wrap and preserve them at room temperature in a single day.

You possibly can additionally wrap them in plastic, then a layer of professional quality foil, and freeze them for as much as a month.

You possibly can additionally make the frosting the day forward. Retailer it in an hermetic container within the fridge. Earlier than adorning, let it come to room temperature and whip it for a minute or two along with your mixer.

As soon as the strawberry layer cake is adorned, I like to recommend storing it within the fridge, lined, for as much as 3 days. Let the cake come to room temperature earlier than serving it.