Description
A luscious summer dessert featuring light buttery cake layers, macerated fresh strawberries, and stabilized whipped cream, perfect for celebrations or family gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 2 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 4 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 cups heavy cream, well chilled
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (for whipped cream)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F; grease and flour cake pans, line with parchment paper if available.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
- Add softened butter; mix on low until mixture resembles coarse sand.
- Pour in buttermilk and vanilla extract; mix on low until combined, then medium speed for 30 seconds.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each; scrape sides as needed until batter is smooth.
- Divide batter evenly into pans; bake 21-24 minutes (8-inch pans) or 28-33 minutes (9-inch pans); test doneness with toothpick.
- Cool cakes in pans 5 minutes; transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
- Toss sliced strawberries with sugar; let sit 30 minutes to macerate.
- Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth; gradually add heavy cream and beat to stiff peaks to make stabilized whipped cream.
- Assemble cake by layering cake, whipped cream, and macerated strawberries; repeat layers and finish with whipped cream and strawberries on top.
Notes
Chill heavy cream before whipping for best results. Macerate strawberries to enhance sweetness and juiciness. Avoid overmixing batter to keep cake light. Use serrated knife to slice cake cleanly.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 90mg