Strawberry Cream Cake – Easy, Soft, Light & Bakery Style

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This strawberry cream cake is soft, fluffy and incredibly moist, topped with a smooth strawberry cream cheese frosting. 🍓 The combination of fresh strawberry flavor and creamy frosting creates a light and delicious cake that tastes just like a bakery dessert.

🍓 In this easy step-by-step recipe, I’ll show you how to achieve a soft, tender crumb and how to make a perfectly smooth cream cheese frosting with real strawberry flavor. 🍓

This cake is perfect for spring baking, afternoon tea or any special occasion. If you enjoy soft, moist cakes, this is one of the best strawberry cake recipes to try at home.

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Happy baking! 🧑🏻‍🍳

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🍰 Ingredients:

Butter - 110g (½ cup) Salted
Sugar 200g (1 cup)
Oil 30ml (2 tablespoons)
2 Eggs
Plain Flour 200g (1 and ⅓ cups)
Baking powder 1 teaspoon
Freeze- dried Strawberry powder 2 teaspoons
Or
[You can add 100g of Pureed Strawberries]
Pink Food coloring (optional)
Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon
Milk 100ml (⅓ cup, 2 tablespoons)
Lemon juice 1-2 tablespoons

Cream Cheese frosting:
Cream Cheese 200g (¾ cup, 2 tablespoons)
Powdered sugar 60g (½ cup)
Freeze- dried Strawberry powder 1 tablespoon
Or
[You can add 100g of diced Strawberries]
Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon
Heavy cream 160ml (⅔ cup)

Measuring cup size - 240ml
Baking pan 23x36 cm

Method:
Whisk the Butter and sugar together for about 3 minutes, until light and slightly fluffy.
Add the Oil and Eggs and whisk for 2 minutes until fully combined.
Sift in the flour, baking powder, and the freeze-dried Strawberry powder.
Gently fold the mixture by hand until just combined.
Add the vanilla extract, the Milk and Pink food coloring.
Mix gently until evenly distributed.
Add the Lemon juice.
Gently whisk for about 15-20 seconds.— do not overmix.
Pour the batter into the greased pan.
Bake in a preheated oven at 175°C (350°F) for 20-25 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
I placed a foil paper over the cake while baking to avoid a brown crust.
Let the cake cool down completely.

Make the frosting.
Simple mix the cream cheese, freeze-dried Strawberry powder and the powdered sugar.
Add the cooled heavy cream.
Whisk for about 2 minutes until smooth.
Leave this in the fridge until the cake cools down.
Spread over the cake generously.
Decorate with a few fresh strawberries.
And enjoy warm with a lovely cup of tea ☕