# Strawberry Cake

This is a recipe for a strawberry cake, made in honor of the twins being the size of strawberries.

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

## Ingredients

- 1 pound strawberries
- 2.75 cups cake flour
- 2.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.25 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup softened unsalted butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 egg whites
- vanilla paste
- 0.5 cup whole milk
- pink food dye
- 8 ounces softened cream cheese
- 8 ounces unsalted butter for frosting
- 6 cups sifted powdered sugar

## Instructions

1. Hull the strawberries by cutting off the green part.
2. Blend the hulled strawberries to make strawberry puree.
3. Pour the strawberry puree into a saucepan.
4. Turn the heat to medium-low and simmer until the puree is reduced by half.
5. Let the reduced strawberry puree cool down on the stove.
6. Combine cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl.
7. In a stand mixer, cream together softened unsalted butter and sugar.
8. Add four egg whites and vanilla paste to the creamed mixture and mix well, scraping down the bowl.
9. Add whole milk to the half cup of strawberry puree and stir.
10. Alternate adding the flour mixture and the strawberry milk mixture to the stand mixer, mixing after each addition, until both are fully incorporated.
11. Add a few drops of pink food dye to achieve a more vibrant pink color.
12. Grease two cake pans with butter, dust with flour, and place parchment paper on the bottom.
13. Divide the cake batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans.
14. Bake in the oven at 350°F (175°C) for 30 minutes.
15. Allow the cakes to cool completely after baking.
16. For the frosting, combine softened cream cheese and unsalted butter in the stand mixer.
17. Add the remaining strawberry puree and lots of vanilla to the frosting mixture and mix.
18. Gradually add six cups of sifted powdered sugar to the frosting mixture, one cup at a time, mixing after each addition.
19. Frost the cooled cake layers.

## Equipment

- knife
- blender
- saucepan
- mixing bowl
- stand mixer
- spatula
- cake pans
- parchment paper
- cake decorating knife

## Tips

- Use cake flour for a better cake.
- Scrape down the mixing bowl as you go.
- Alternate adding milk and flour mixtures for the cake batter.
- Butter and flour the cake pans, then add parchment paper to the bottom.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6uk2sVT/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6d778742-f219-4b5b-a763-df52a1cdbd73
- Extracted: 2025-08-12

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