Here is a soft, moist, homemade Strawberry Cake made with real strawberries — not just boxed mix. You’ll get a rich strawberry flavor and a beautiful pink color naturally. 🍓🎂
🍓 Fresh Strawberry Cake (From Scratch)
Makes: Two 8-inch cakes or one 9×13 pan
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Bake Time: 25–30 minutes
⭐ Ingredients
Strawberry Reduction (for real flavor)
- 2 cups fresh or frozen strawberries
- 2–3 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Cake
- 2½ cups (300 g) all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups (300 g) sugar
- 2½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup (170 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 4 egg whites (for a light pink color)
- ½ cup (120 ml) milk
- ½ cup (120 ml) strawberry reduction (cooled)
- ½ cup (120 ml) sour cream or yogurt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Optional: 2–3 drops pink food coloring for stronger color
⭐ Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 oz (225 g) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup (115 g) butter, softened
- 3 cups (360 g) powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp strawberry reduction
- 1 tsp vanilla
🍓 Instructions
1. Make the Strawberry Reduction
- Add strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice to a saucepan.
- Cook on medium for 10–15 minutes until thick and jammy.
- Mash or blend until smooth.
- Cool completely.
This gives the cake deep strawberry flavor.
2. Make the Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease and line cake pans.
- In a bowl, whisk: flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt.
- In another bowl, beat sugar + butter until fluffy.
- Add egg whites one at a time; mix well.
- Add sour cream, milk, vanilla, and strawberry reduction.
- Add dry ingredients and mix gently until smooth.
- Pour into pans.
- Bake 25–30 minutes (or 35–40 minutes for 9×13).
- Cool completely.
3. Make the Frosting
- Beat cream cheese + butter until smooth.
- Add powdered sugar gradually.
- Add strawberry reduction and vanilla.
- Chill 10 minutes if too soft.
4. Assemble
- Spread frosting between layers and all over the cake.
- Decorate with fresh strawberries.
🍰 Optional Variations
Strawberry Shortcake Cake
Frost with whipped cream instead of cream cheese.
Strawberry Lemon Cake
Add 1–2 tsp lemon zest to batter + frosting.
Strawberry Chocolate Cake
Use chocolate layers with strawberry cream cheese filling.
If you want, I can also give you:
🍓 Strawberry Poke Cake
🍓 Strawberry Sheet Cake (easy, no reduction)
🍓 Strawberry Bundt Cake
Just tell me which style you prefer!
