Fresh Strawberry Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Indian cuisineNon-vegetarian3000 min
This one-layer strawberry cake is topped with a delicious strawberry cream cheese frosting for a fabulous spring or summertime dessert. The strawberries will gi...
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Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed strawberries
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (stir before measuring)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- For the Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 3 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 1 tablespoon butter (softened)
- Pinch salt
- 3 to 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup mashed strawberries (excess juice drained)
Directions
- Gather the ingredients.
- Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease and flour a 13-by-9-inch baking pan.
- Combine the flour, salt, and baking powder; set aside.
- In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, cream butter and 1 1/3 cups of sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the vanilla and blend well.
- Slowly beat about 1/3 of the flour mixture into the creamed mixture with half of the strawberries. Beat in another 1/3 of the flour mixture and the remaining strawberries. Blend in the remaining flour mixture and beat until smooth.
- Spread in the baking pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched with a finger. Cool on a rack.
- Make the Frosting and Ice the Cake
- Gather the ingredients.
- Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth.
- Beat in the salt, 3 cups of confectioners' sugar, and strawberries. Add more confectioners' sugar, as needed, until thick enough to spread.
- Frost the cake with the icing.
- Store the cake in the refrigerator until serving time.
- Serve and enjoy.