Description
A plush & velvety new take on classic summer refresher! This strawberry lemonade layer cake is a harmonious blend of sweet & tart. This recipe yields (4) 6″ round layers.
Ingredients
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Cake
- 360 g cake flour
- 385 g granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 C. unsalted butter
- 1/3 C. vegetable oil
- 4 eggs room temperature
- 1 C. milk room temperature
- 1 Tbsp Vanilla extract
- 2 tsp lemon extract
- 8 oz pureed and reduced fresh strawberries (see notes)
- 1 oz powdered freeze-dried strawberries
- Pink or red gel food coloring (optional)
Lemon Buttercream
- 2 lb ~7.5 C. Powdered Sugar
- 2 C. Unsalted Butter
- 6 Tbsp. Heavy Whipping Cream
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 tsp Lemon Extract
- Pinch of Salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º
- Grease and flour your cake pans (see notes)
- Prepare strawberry reduction and set aside to cool (see notes)
- If freeze dried strawberries are not already powdered, go ahead and powder them in the food processor.
- Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream together the dry ingredients with butter and oil until well incorporated. It should resemble sugar cookie dough.
- Slowly add in eggs, milk, vanilla, and lemon extracts. Mix until smooth.
- Gently fold in strawberry reduction and powder, and food coloring if using it. Do not over-mix!
- Evenly distribute batter into cake pans and rap them against the counter to pop bubbles in the batter.
- Bake for 30-35 minuets or until done! Let cool entirely before assembling/decorating.
Lemon Buttercream
Follow recipe instructions for my vanilla buttercream but add in the vanilla + lemon extracts at the same time!
Notes
- This recipe yields (4) 6″ round layer, (2) or (3) 8″ round layers, or a single 9″x13″ rectangle pan. Baking times will vary based on pan size!
- Check out my post on how to achieve a perfect cake release– no frustration!
- To make the strawberry reduction: wash and slice strawberries and puree in food processor. Microwave in a ceramic or glass mug or bowl for 1.5 minutes then stir. Microwave for another 1.5 minutes. Stir again and let cool before adding to the cake batter.
- Make sure all ingredients are room temperature before adding to the batter.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Cake
Keywords: layer cake, strawberry, cakes, strawberries