Ultimate Strawberry Surprise Cake
If you love strawberries and love cake you should try this cake. A nice yellow cake with strawberry filling, and cream cheese frosting. ENJOY!
Yield
16 servingsPrep
1 hrsCook
35 minReady
95 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cake | |||
| 2 | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | cup |
butter
or margarine |
|
| 2 | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 4 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 | cup |
buttermilk
|
|
| Filling | |||
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 12 |
strawberries
or more, large |
*
|
|
| Frosting | |||
| 8 | ounces |
cream cheese
softened |
|
| ½ | cup |
butter
|
|
| 4 | cups |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1/2 | cup |
milk
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cake | |||
| 473 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 237 | ml |
butter
or margarine |
|
| 473 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 4 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 237 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
| Filling | |||
| 237 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 12 |
strawberries
or more, large |
*
|
|
| Frosting | |||
| 231.2 | ml/g |
cream cheese
softened |
|
| 118 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 946 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 118 | ml |
milk
|
|
Directions
CAKE
Line bottoms of 3 – 8 inch pans with paper; grease and flour sides.
Mix flour, baking soda and salt set aside. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
Stir in vanilla. Add flour mixture alternating with buttermilk, beating until well blended after each addition.
Beat egg whites in another large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until peaks form. gently stir into batter. Pour evenly into prepared pans.
Bake at 350*F for 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into centers come out clean.
Immediately run spatula between cakes and sides of pans.
Cool 15 minutes; remove cakes from pans. Remove paper. Cool completely on wire racks.
STRAWBERRY FILLING
While the cake is baking, slice strawberries in a large bowl add sugar and put in refrigerator.
Keep refrigerated for at least an hour.
FROSTING
Mix cream cheese, butter, confectioners sugar, vanilla and milk together.
Let sit for 15 to 30 minutes.
After cake has cooled, frost bottom layer and add strawberries evenly.
Place second layer and repeat step 3 for second layer.
Place top layer and frost top and sides covering any trace of strawberries in the layers. Decorate top with strawberries if desired.
DRIZZLE FROSTING
Place top layer and frost top and sides covering any trace of strawberries in the layers.
Decorate top with strawberries if desired.
Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes.
After cake has cooled, frost bottom layer and add strawberries evenly.
Place second layer and repeat step 3 for second layer.
Place top layer and drizzle frosting making sure to have the frosting drizzle down sides.
Decorate top with strawberries if desired.
