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Strawberry Cake
This Strawberry Cake is perfect for strawberry lovers! Moist, tender strawberry cake layers flavored with real strawberries and frosted with Shortcut Strawberry Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting. This cake is the perfect treat for strawberry lovers and completely made from scratch!
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 30m⏳ Prep: 2h🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Courtney📖 cakemehometonight
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pan
- oven
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- knife
📝 Preparation Steps
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Strawberry Cake
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Preheat oven to 350° F. Prepare cake pans with nonstick cooking spray and parchment circles (see pan sizes in FAQ).
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In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or a mixing bowl with an electric hand mixer, mix together all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt on low speed until combined.
baking powder2 tsp
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Add cubed room temperature butter one piece at a time while mixing on low speed until all the butter is added. Continue to mix until the mixture resembles wet sand and is crumbly.
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Turn the mixer off. Add in egg whites, sour cream, vanilla extract and strawberry reduction. Turn the mixer to medium speed and mix for one minute.
egg whites (room temperature)5⅔ cup pasteurized egg whitesvanilla extract2 tsp
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Turn the mixer to low speed and slowly drizzle in the buttermilk. Once all the buttermilk is added, scrape the sides and bottom of the mixing bowl to ensure all the ingredients are well incorporated. Mix for an additional ⏱️ 30 seconds on low speed.
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Portion the cake batter into the prepared cake pans. Use a kitchen scale to ensure the layers have equal amounts of batter.
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Bake the cake layers for ⏱️ 25-30 minutes. The cake layers are done baking when an inserted toothpick comes out clean or the cake bounces back when gently poked.
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Remove the pans from the oven. Allow the cake layers to cool in the pans for ⏱️ 15 minutes before removing the cake and transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Strawberry Shortcut Swiss Meringue Buttercream
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In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, combine pasteurized liquid egg whites and powdered sugar. Mix on low speed until combined. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl to ensure the ingredients are well combined.
egg whites (room temperature)5⅔ cup pasteurized egg whitespowdered sugar5 cups
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Turn the speed to medium-high and whip the egg white mixture until thick and opaque, approximately ⏱️ 3 minutes. (Note - the egg white mixture will not whip up to stiff peaks)
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Add in salt and vanilla extract and continue to mix until combined.
vanilla extract2 tsp
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Turn the mixer to low speed. Add room temperature butter, one tablespoon at a time, until all the butter is added. Allow the butter to mix for a few seconds in between each addition of butter.
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Once the butter is added, turn the mixer to medium-high speed and whip the buttercream for ⏱️ 5-10 minutes. The buttercream may appear to curdle or separate - this is normal - just continue to whip the frosting. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl occasionally while whipping.
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Once the buttercream appears smooth and creamy, add in the strawberry reduction and mix on medium speed until well combined into the frosting. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl to ensure everything is well combined.
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Once the buttercream is smooth and silky it is ready to use, if desired, you can switch to the paddle attachment and mix on the lowest speed for several minutes to remove air bubbles and make the buttercream very smooth.
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Assembling the Strawberry Cake
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Level the cake layers with a serrated knife. Place one cake layer on a cake board or plate. Add desired amount of frosting to the top of the layer and spread evenly. Continue to repeat this process until the layers are stacked.
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Spread a very thin layer of frosting all over the cake (crumb coat). Chill your cake for ⏱️ 30 minutes until the buttercream frosting is slightly firm to the touch.
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Frost and decorate the cake with the remaining strawberry buttercream. Add fresh strawberries for decoration, if desired.
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