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Edgar's Strawberry Cake Recipe

Edgar's Strawberry Cake Recipe

Olivia Brooks
Moist layers made from strawberries, buttermilk, and sour cream, topped with strawberry cream cheese frosting. A flawless Edgar’s Strawberry Cake Recipe!
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 Slices
Calories 460 kcal

Equipment

  • 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 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
 

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.
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