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If you’re looking for a strawberry cake that is bursting with fresh strawberry flavour, then this recipe is it! Super soft strawberry cake layers are sandwiched between a strawberry cream cheese buttercream and fresh strawberry filling – YUM!
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INGREDIENTS:
Strawberry Filling/Reduction
▢3 cups (600 g) fresh strawberries – hulled and halved
▢¾ cup (150 g) white granulated sugar – see note 5 on blog post if you have very sweet strawberries
▢1 tbsp lemon zest – about the zest of 1 lemon
▢¼ cup (60 g) fresh lemon juice
▢3 tbsp (22 g) cornstarch – also known as cornflour
▢2 tbsp water
Strawberry Cake
▢2⅓ cups (300 g) flour – regular all purpose (see note 1 on blog post if you want to use cake flour)
▢¼ cup (25 g) cornstarch – also known as cornflour
▢2½ tsp baking powder
▢½ tsp salt – omit if using salted butter
▢¼ cup (60 g) milk – room temperature
▢¾ cup (195 g) strawberry filling/reduction – made in the first step of this recipe
▢1 drop red gel food colouring – optional but recommended, see note 6
▢½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter – room temperature
▢½ cup (105 g) unflavoured vegetable oil – I use canola
▢1½ cups (300 g) white granulated sugar
▢6 large (225 g) egg whites – room temperature, size 7 eggs
▢3 tsps strawberry essence/extract
▢1½ tsp vanilla essence/extract
▢1 tsp white vinegar
Bake at 160 °C (320°F) with the fan on (convection mode) for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. If you don’t have a fan function, increase the temp to 175°C (347°F).
Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
▢1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter – room temperature
▢4½ cups (570 g) icing sugar – also known as powdered sugar/confectioners sugar
▢1½ cups (335 g) cream cheese – cold, firm type not spreadable
▢¼ cup (65 g) strawberry filling/reduction – made in the first step of this recipe
▢2 tsp strawberry essence/extract
▢1 tsp vanilla essence/extract
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