Fresh Strawberry Cake

Fresh Strawberry Cake | This cake features loads of fresh strawberries and a light whipped cream topping. It's PERFECT for summer!!

This Fresh Strawberry Cake features loads of ripe berries and a light whipped cream frosting…making it the perfect summer dessert!

One of the coolest things about living in the deep South is how well everything grew. I planted some pepper seeds outside of my apartment during my first year there. That plant grew to about 4 feet tall and was loaded with hundreds of tiny, red peppers. I have no idea what the pepper was, but I know that just touching a sliced edge of the pepper to your tongue would make your tongue go numb for at least 10 minutes. But on the other end of the spicy scale, Louisiana is known for its’ strawberries. Thanks to the warm weather, strawberry season starts early down there…and this Fresh Strawberry Cake is one of my favorite uses for fresh strawberries!

But one of my favorite treats from Louisiana that I miss the most was actually not Cajun at all. A local bakery in Baton Rouge made a famous strawberry cake that folks would go crazy about every Spring! This cake was every bit as good as advertised, too. It featured layers upon layers of white cake topped with a light strawberry frosting made with chopped, fresh strawberries. It was basically the best strawberry shortcake I’ve ever eaten! Not surprisingly, the bakery kept the recipe for this cake closely guarded, so this is my attempt at recreating this delicious dessert. To be honest, it’s not far off. I should know. I ate a few of those strawberry cakes during my years in Louisiana.

FRESH STRAWBERRY CAKE

Prep Time : 15 minutes

Cook Time : 30 minutes

Assembling Time : 20 minutes

Total Time : 45 minutes

Servings : slices

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE CAKE

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 large egg
• 5 large egg whites
• 1 cup whole milk
• ½ cup sour cream
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 2-3 pounds fresh strawberries stems and hulls removed

FOR THE FROSTING

• See separate recipes for frosting below

INSTRUCTIONS

Get the full instruction @spicedblog.com

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