Edgar’s Strawberry Cake Recipe

Intro

The Edgar’s Strawberry Cake Recipe is the first thing that immediately makes one think of sunshine, laughter, and childhood summer days. This is a beautiful pink cake with the type of soft, moist crumb that you only find in actual strawberries, and the frosting? Oh, it is creamy heaven, pure, smooth, and fruity, and completely irresistible.

This cake is a must-have whether you are celebrating your birthday, bringing something to a potlatch, or just need something beautiful and pink. It has that old-fashioned bakery taste, the one that leaves a smile on your face even before you have had a taste. And now I am making my own version of this classic Southern favorite, which is every bit as magical as the original one.

What is Edgar’s Strawberry Cake?

You all know if you have ever walked into Edgar in the Bakery, and noticed that they are all about the fancy desserts that are made at home but have a finished touch. Their strawberry cake is an iconic one, with bright pink layers, filled with real strawberries, and topped with a creamy frosting of strawberry cream cheese.

It is not a cake, it is an experience. Moist without being heavy. Sweet without being cloying. Sweet, oily, light, and harmoniously made. It is not a mix of artificial extracts that makes that signature strawberry flavor, but rather the berries that have been puréed, and this is what provides the cake with its real flavor and shade.

Home-made version of Edgar’s Strawberry Cake Recipe is of the same spirit, fresh strawberries, soft crumb, creamy frosting, and that delicious sweet strawberry tang. It is fanciful, nostalgic, summery, and good any time of the year.

The history of my discovery of this cake.

I was introduced to the strawberry cake of Edgar by pure chance. I had gone to meet a friend over coffee, and I saw that almost all tables had the same pink layered cake. I am not weak, but a silence on the part of the whole bakery declares, This is the one, thou hearkenest.

One forkful in, and I was gone. The cake was delicious, it was like a mixture of strawberries and clouds, soft, juicy, sweet, and feel-good. I remember thinking, “Okay… I must repeat this at once.

Naturally, the initial experience was not ideal. Too dense. Too few strawberries. Frosting too much (supposing that is an issue at all). However, after several batches, much experimentation with tastes, trial and error of ratios, bruising of strawberries in gradual stages to enhance flavor, I came to the ideal homemade recipe.

And yes… it is like in Edgar Bakery in your place.

Equipment List

You do not have to have a bakery set-up, only a few necessities:

• Stand mixer or hand mixer
• Large and medium mixing bowls.
• Fine-mesh strainer
• 8 or 9 cake pans (2 or 3 layers)
• Parchment paper
• Rubber spatula
• Saucepan
• Cooling racks
• Offset spatula (not required, but such a useful tool in the frosting process)

Ingredients for Edgar’s Strawberry Cake Recipe

For the Cake

• 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled
• 2 ½ cups cake flour (for softness)
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup softened unsalted butter.
• 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
• 4 large egg whites, room temperature.
• ½ cup sour cream
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2-3 drops of pink gel food color (not necessary, but can be used to imitate the appearance of Edgar)

For the Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

• 1 cup of puréed and reduced fresh strawberries.
• 1 cup unsalted butter, which is softened.
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 5 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Pinch of salt

Instructions For Edgar’s Strawberry Cake Recipe

Step 1: Preparation of Strawberry Purée

• Blend strawberries until smooth.
• Add to a saucepan and cook on low heat for about 15-20 minutes until it becomes thick and half.
• Cool completely. It is your taste sensation.

Step 2: Prepare the Cake Batter

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• Oil your cake pans and parchment them.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Blend sugar and cream butter until light and fluffy.
• Add egg whites one at a time.
• Mix in vanilla and sour cream.
• Sprinkle in the dry ingredients in a random fashion, buttermilk.
• Add 1/2 cup of strawberries.
• Add some pink food color in case you want that bakery pink color.

Step 3: Bake

• Pour batter evenly into pans.
• Depending on the pan size, bake 25-30 minutes.
• Allow to cool, frost before frosting.

Step 4: Make the Frosting

• Cream the butter and beat the cream cheese until smooth.
• Add sugar powder in small amounts.
• Add 1/2 cup cooled strawberry reduction, vanilla, and salt.
• Whip until fluffy and smooth.

Step 5: Assemble

• Lay cake layer- frosting.
• Repeat
• Frost the outside
• Then chill at least 20 minutes prior to slicing to have the perfect layers.

Why This Edgar’s Strawberry Cake Recipe Works

1. The Strawberry Reduction

And so this is the core of the Strawberry Cake Recipe by Edgar.

The berries are cooked down fresh to make them really sweet and tasty–not a weakened fruit.

2. Cake Flour + Buttermilk

Your texture dream team.

Cake flour makes everything delicate; buttered milk makes everything tender.

3. Cream Cheese Frosting

The cream cheese is tangy, and it is balanced with the sweetness. It is pasteable, creamy, a nd oily.

The Flavor Profile: Expectations.

Imagine:

A melting in your mouth crumb.

The freshness of real strawberries and their brightness and candor.

Pink frosting, which is smooth and flavored like cheesecake with strawberries.

A spring-smelling cake that would be joyful to taste.

This is no weak strawberry-flavored dessert.

It is full taste, full color, full beauty.

A Guide to an Ideal Strawberry Cake.

• Use fresh strawberries. Frozen, but fresh will taste the sweetest.
• Don’t skip the reduction. It keeps off a watery batter, and adds to the fruitiness.
• Ensure that the ingredients are at room temperature. This discourages thick layers of cakes.
• Allow the cake to cool, then slice. The layers set beautifully.
• Gel food coloring only, never liquid. Liquid thins out the batter.

Serving Edgar- Strawberry Cake.

Serve chilled or at room temperature. Pair with:

Pair it with:

• Cold milk
• Bubbly strawberry lemonade.
• A mug of coffee
• A scoop of vanilla ice cream

Ideal on birthdays, baby showers, picnics, Easter, Valentine’s Day -or, frankly, Tuesday.

Variations You’ll Love

1. Strawberry Lemonade Cake

Frost the batter and frosting with 1 tablespoon lemon zest.

2. Strawberry Cake with Chocolate Decoration.

Top with a drip of chocolate ganache.

3. Strawberry Shortcake Layer Cake.

Between layers, add freshly sliced strawberries.

4. Strawberry Sheet Cake

To make a simple, snack-cake, bake it in a 9×13 pan.

Storing the Cake

Refrigerate (covered): not more than 4 days.

Freeze the full cake: not longer than 2 months.

Freeze slices: place in plastic wrap + foil.

The tastes become more intense on day 2, which makes it even better.

FAQ

Q: Can I skip the food coloring in this Edgar’s Strawberry Cake Recipe?

Yes! The cake will be a lighter pink, which is all the less beautiful.

Q: Is it possible to use strawberry extract?

It is all right, but do not count on it. Fresh purée is key.

Q: Can I make cupcakes?

Absolutely—bake 18–20 minutes.

Final Thoughts

The Edgar’s Strawberry Cake Recipe is one such grand dish, which has never caused anyone to fail at the helm of it on their teeth. It has a beautiful color, a truthful and lively taste, and the entire cake seems to be a love letter to strawberries.

It is the type of dessert that is served on a table, with forks ready, and sparkling eyes. And after trying it out in your own kitchen, you will see why it has become such a Southern favorite.

Ready to impress, go overboard, and have a cake that is as happy as it appears- then this is the one.