Happy Friday! I shared this a couple weeks ago and had a few requests for the recipe on instagram so I’m finally sitting down to share it here! I have made so many variations of this cake over the past few years. Every time I feel like I tweak it a bit or try a new add in to make it even better. This year for H’s birthday I made the usual strawberry base but did a mango buttercream. Then for my mom’s birthday I did the classic strawberry on strawberry but used fresh berries to create little flowers for decoration. Both ways were cute and delicious. The secret ingredient here is using freeze dried fruit. So you really could make any combination!
For The Cake:
31/4 c. flour
4 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 c. butter (softened / room temperature)
2 c. sugar
3 large eggs
1 large egg white
1 c. milk
2 c. finely chopped strawberries
For The Frosting:
1 c. freeze dried strawberries (or sub another fruit, I’ve linked some favorites below)
1 c. butter (softened / room temperature)
4-5 c. powdered sugar
1/4-1/2 c. milk or cream
2 tsp. vanilla
salt to taste
Preheat the oven to 350. Grease two 8-9″ round cake pants and set aside (I use coconut oil spray). In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, salt and set aside. In a large bowl using a mixer, cream the butter, sugar and vanilla until it’s pale in color. Add the eggs and egg white one at a time, mixing after each one. Alternate between adding the flour and the milk with your mixer on low. Fold in the strawberries with a spatula. Divide the dough between the two cake pans and bake for about 35-40 minutes (all ovens are different so I always check mine at 35 using a toothpick). Let the cake cool completely before assembling. For the frosting – use a blender to process the dried fruit until it turns into a powder texture. Beat the butter first then add in the sugar, vanilla and milk (using your judgement with the measurements, you want it to be thick but spreadable). Add in the freeze dried fruit last. Then assemble! Leftovers can be kept covered for up to 5 days.
Happy baking! xx
