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Here’s a simple, moist strawberry cake that actually tastes like strawberries—not pink vanilla.
🍓 Easy Strawberry Cake (from scratch)
Ingredients
Cake
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temp
- 1¾ cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- ¾ cup strawberry purée (fresh or frozen strawberries blended smooth)
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Strawberry Frosting (optional but elite)
- 1 cup butter, room temp
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup strawberry purée (or reduced purée for stronger flavor)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Prep: Heat oven to 350°F / 175°C. Grease two 8-inch pans.
- Dry stuff: Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream: Beat butter + sugar until fluffy (3–4 min).
- Eggs: Add eggs one at a time.
- Flavor: Mix in strawberry purée + vanilla.
- Combine: Alternate dry ingredients and milk. Don’t overmix.
- Bake: 25–30 min, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool completely, then frost.
Pro Tips ✨
- For stronger strawberry flavor, simmer the purée for 10–15 min to reduce it before using.
- Want it extra pink? A drop of food coloring—but totally optional.
- This cake is 🔥 with cream cheese frosting too.
If you want a quick box-mix version, a vegan one, or a strawberry crunch topping, say the word 🍓
