# Strawberry Wedding Cake

A delicious strawberry wedding cake with whipped strawberry ganache and cream cheese buttercream.

- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- fresh strawberries
- freeze-dried strawberries
- corn starch
- granulated sugar
- baking powder
- white chocolate
- vanilla extract
- all-purpose flour
- salt
- butter
- eggs
- buttermilk
- heavy cream
- cream cheese
- powdered sugar

## Instructions

1. Chop fresh strawberries for the puree.
2. Cook the chopped strawberries in a saucepan until they break down and form a sauce.
3. Pour the strawberry puree into a container and set aside.
4. Add freeze-dried strawberries to a blender.
5. Blend the freeze-dried strawberries into a fine powder.
6. Combine all-purpose flour, freeze-dried strawberry powder, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl.
7. Whisk the dry ingredients together until well combined.
8. Cream together softened butter and granulated sugar in a stand mixer.
9. Add eggs one at a time to the butter and sugar mixture, mixing well after each addition.
10. Pour in vanilla extract and mix until combined.
11. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, alternating with buttermilk, mixing until just combined.
12. Add the strawberry puree to the cake batter and mix until incorporated.
13. Prepare cake pans by greasing and lining with parchment paper.
14. Pour the cake batter evenly into the prepared cake pans.
15. Bake the cakes in the oven until cooked through.
16. Chop white chocolate for the ganache.
17. Heat heavy cream in a saucepan until simmering.
18. Pour the hot heavy cream over the chopped white chocolate in a bowl.
19. Whisk until the white chocolate is completely melted and smooth.
20. Add freeze-dried strawberry powder and a splash of heavy cream to the white chocolate ganache.
21. Whisk until the strawberry ganache is smooth and pink.
22. Cover the ganache with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator overnight.
23. Once baked, remove the cakes from the pans and let them cool completely.
24. Trim the tops of the cakes to create even layers.
25. Wrap the cooled cake layers in plastic wrap and place them in the freezer.
26. Combine cream cheese and powdered sugar in a stand mixer.
27. Mix until smooth and creamy.
28. Add room temperature butter to the cream cheese mixture and mix until light and fluffy.
29. Melt a portion of the buttercream in the microwave and mix it back into the rest for a smooth, glossy finish.
30. Whip the chilled strawberry ganache with a hand mixer until light and fluffy.
31. Place the first cake layer on a cake board on a turntable.
32. Spread a layer of whipped strawberry ganache on top of the first cake layer.
33. Add the second cake layer and repeat with the ganache.
34. Place the third cake layer on top and spread a generous amount of cream cheese buttercream for the crumb coat.
35. Apply a thin layer of buttercream all around the cake for the crumb coat.
36. Smooth the crumb coat using an offset spatula and bench scraper.
37. Apply a final, thicker layer of cream cheese buttercream to the entire cake.
38. Use a bench scraper to smooth the sides of the cake.
39. Use a ribbon scraper to create decorative vertical lines around the sides of the cake.
40. Create a swirly top effect on the cake using an offset spatula.
41. Pipe decorative borders on the top and bottom edges of the cake using a piping bag with a star tip.
42. Apply white edible pearls around the sides of the cake for decoration.
43. Sprinkle smaller white edible pearls on top of the cake.

## Equipment

- stand mixer
- saucepan
- blender
- mixing bowls
- whisk
- cake pans
- oven
- hand mixer
- spatula
- cake turntable
- offset spatula
- bench scraper
- piping bag

## Tips

- For a smooth and glossy finish on the cream cheese buttercream, melt a portion of it and mix it back in.
- To properly pipe, hold the piping bag with a hover motion and drop where you want to put it.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/SjYf6ttVCao?si=oJw6WsWEhCk_qWMc
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a9d45d98-7d1d-4ca5-843a-342a66fca106
- Extracted: 2025-08-22

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