Strawberry Cake
Strawberry Cake is full of sweet, fresh strawberry flavor! Moist strawberry cake layers are paired with a strawberry cream cheese frosting for the ultimate strawberry cake!
- 2 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream, or Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 1 3/4 cups cups chopped strawberries
- Sweet Whipped Cream
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 tsp tsp almond extract, optional
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar, use 1 cup for sweeter flavor
- 3/4 cup cups heavy cream (about 35%)
- 8 strawberries, sliced
Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Grease and flour a 9×13 inch cake pan.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
In a large bowl beat together the butter and sugar until fluffy.
Add in the vanilla extract, then beat in the eggs 1 at a time.
In a liquid measuring cup or small bowl whisk together the milk and sour cream.
Then carefully beat about 1/3 of the flour mixture into the butter mixture, followed by about 1/3 of the milk and sour cream mixture.
Repeat the process with the rest of the flour mixture and sour cream mixture adding about 1/3 of each at a time.
Gently fold in the chopped berries using a spatula or wooden spoon.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 27-33 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Allow to cool. Sweetened Whipped Cream Topping
In a large bowl beat together the cream cheese, almond extract and powdered sugar.
Beat in the heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Watch carefully – if the mixture is whipped too much it can collapse.