# Fresh Strawberry Layer Cake

A delicious and easy-to-make fresh strawberry cake perfect for dessert.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- fresh strawberries
- sugar
- butter
- eggs
- vanilla extract
- milk
- flour
- cream cheese
- powdered sugar
- freeze-dried strawberry powder

## Instructions

1. Process fresh strawberries in a food processor to make a purée.
2. Transfer some strawberry purée to a bowl and cook it down until thickened.
3. Cream together butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
4. Add eggs one at a time and mix until combined.
5. Pour in vanilla extract and milk, then mix.
6. Add a portion of the cooked strawberry purée to the batter and mix.
7. Fold in the flour until just combined.
8. Pour the cake batter into a lined baking pan and spread evenly.
9. Bake the cake.
10. For the frosting, combine cream cheese and powdered sugar in a bowl.
11. Add a portion of the cooked strawberry purée to the cream cheese mixture and mix.
12. Add softened butter to the cream cheese mixture and mix well.
13. In a separate bowl, combine butter, freeze-dried strawberry powder, and the remaining strawberry purée, then mix until fluffy.
14. Transfer some strawberry frosting into a piping bag.
15. Pipe strawberry frosting into holes poked in the cooled cake.
16. Spread the remaining strawberry frosting evenly over the cake.
17. Decorate with fresh strawberries and small flowers.
18. Slice and serve the cake.

## Equipment

- food processor
- heart-shaped bowl
- mixing bowl
- hand mixer
- spatula
- baking pan
- piping bag

## Source

- Original video: https://pin.it/2MHYJqvpe
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/491017d7-1e7e-438b-9c1b-efddaad5cfe9
- Extracted: 2026-02-18

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