This easy strawberry cake is infused with fresh strawberry flavor and has a light and spongy texture. While it can easily be served as a dessert, it also makes a delicious breakfast cake when served with a cup of tea or coffee.
To make the strawberry cake, you first make a batter by mixing sugar with eggs, lemon zest, strawberry puree, vegetable oil, flour, and baking powder. Then, the entire mixture gets poured into a cake pan to bake in the oven. The final touch is to dust it with powdered sugar before it hits the table.
What is Easy Strawberry Cake?
This easy strawberry cake is a fluffy textured round cake that has a strong strawberry taste from fresh strawberries. Using fresh in-season strawberries is key to getting the best flavor out of this cake as they will be sweeter and have a bolder taste.
Pro Tips
- Choose ripe unblemished strawberries for this recipe.
- To make the strawberry puree, wash and hull the strawberries before blending the berries in a food processor or in a bowl using an immersion blender until smooth.
- When mixing the wet and dry ingredients together, use a whisk to prevent lumps from forming.
- To determine the doneness of the cake, you can insert a skewer into the middle to see if it comes out clean.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Secret to Super Moist Cake?
The secret to baking a super moist strawberry cake is to use ripe strawberries for the puree, which will impart moisture to the cake. Additionally, you should avoid overbaking the cake as baking it for too long will cause it to dry out.
Can I Add Other Berries to the Strawberry Cake?
Yes, you could! If you don’t have enough strawberries on hand, feel free to add some fresh raspberries or blueberries to the puree blend as well.
How to Serve Easy Strawberry Cake?
All you need to serve this cake is a dusting of icing sugar and a cup of coffee or tea. However, if you would like to take it up a notch, you could garnish it with some fresh whipped cream and sliced strawberries as well.
How to Store Easy Strawberry Cake
This strawberry cake can be stored at room temperature for up to 3 to 4 days if it is well covered. A covered cake plate or cake caddy are good options for storage.
Ingredients
How to Make Easy Strawberry Cake
Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) and grease an 18 cm cake pan. In a large bowl, beat the sugar with the eggs on medium speed until thickened and pale yellow, about 7 to 8 minutes. Whisk in the lemon zest, strawberry puree, and vegetable oil.
Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C) and grease an 18 cm cake pan. In a large bowl, beat the sugar with the eggs on medium speed until thickened and pale yellow, about 7 to 8 minutes. Whisk in the lemon zest, strawberry puree, and vegetable oil.
In a separate bowl, whisk the flour with the baking powder. Whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until a smooth batter forms.
In a separate bowl, whisk the flour with the baking powder. Whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until a smooth batter forms.
Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for 50 minutes.
Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for 50 minutes.
Allow it to cool completely before serving it dusted with powdered sugar.
Allow it to cool completely before serving it dusted with powdered sugar.
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