Hands down Strawberry desserts are my favorite. So naturally, I had a strawberry cake for my birthday. I know we're talking about something that was weeks ago, but every day there seems to be something new to worry about and before I realized, here we are getting ready for Mother's Day.
Getting back on topic though, this was one of the most delicious cakes I've made (yes, yes I made my own cake). Regardless, the cake was light and moist. I was aiming for kind-of-an-angel food cake, but there was no way I was going to use a dozen egg whites and get stuck with all those yolks. On the flip side, I didn't want to go through two sticks of butter either. Baking can get really tricky sometimes...
I formulated a vanilla cake base from several recipes I found and made some necessary adjustments, so I could have my cake and eat it too. As for the frosting, my secret was Greek yogurt with strawberry fruit at the bottom.
Strawberry Cake
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
Ingredients
For Vanilla Strawberry Cake:
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup homemade strawberry jam
For Strawberry Jam:
- 2 cups fresh strawberries
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
For Strawberry Frosting:
- 2 cups confectioner's sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 of a (5.3 oz) container of Greek yogurt with strawberry fruit at the bottom
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1-2 teaspoons of milk
Instructions
Cake:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Grease two 8-inch cake pans.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer with paddle attachment in place, beat sugar, oil, and eggs. Add vanilla, milk and jam. Slowly add flour until a light, smooth batter forms.
- Evenly separate cake batter between cake pans and bake for about 45 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. **Cooking the cakes at a lower temperature will keep the center from rising too much so you will get a more level cake.
Jam:
- In a medium sauce pan boil down strawberries, sugar and cornstarch until a thick jam has formed. Remove from heat and transfer to a glass bowl to let cool completely (as it cools it will get thicker).
Frosting:
- In bowl of your stand mixer, beat butter until smooth and clump free. Add the rest of the ingredients called for strawberry frosting.
- **Start off with a 1/2 teaspoon of milk, add as you go if you need to. You want a stiff, thick consistency so your frosting doesn't run down the sides of your cake.
Notes
**Note: I didn't make enough strawberry jam, so I cheated a bit and reached for a jar of jelly from the pantry :3
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
Toodles,
Tammy<3
kitchen flavours says
Happy Belated Birthday!
Lovely cake and sounds delicious with the strawberries!
Dottie says
Hi Tammy, this is the best cake ever! I love the ingredients and one of my favorites is strawberry as well. Yes, Mother's Day is around the corner and this would be a perfect cake to make for that special day. I love the way the frosting looks, on the cake. So creamy and I also love the photos step by step. Great post...thanks for sharing this. Blessings on a wonderful weekend ahead! Dottie 🙂
Medeja says
Wonderful looking strawberry cake! Beautiful and delicious!
Kim G. says
Actually, you are right, this cake would be perfect on mother's day! It looks really good!!!!
Silvia Brisigotti says
A wonderful cake Tammy!! Really delicious and lovely!!
Gloria Baker says
Happy belated birthday look beautiful!!xo
Mary Frances McNellis says
Gorgeous cake! Love how you combined what you liked in other cakes to make this one. The yogurt, the strawberries, the frosting- looks amazing!
Cheri Savory Spoon says
I like the fact that you made your own birthday cake, beautiful cake, lovely color. Happy Birthday!
Sandee says
This is my granddaughters favorite cake. She always wants a strawberry cake with cream cheese frosting every birthday.
Have a fabulous day Tammy. ☺
Lazaro Cooks says
Great job. Always find a way in the kitchen..(y)
Lazaro Cooks says
Great job. Always find a way in the kitchen...(y)
claudia lamascolo says
mouth watering! hope you have a great big piece for me! 🙂
David says
Tammy, This is a very delicious looking cake! We don't bake often because we have zero willpower and a doctor who is on us all the time for our weight. It would be nice to have a slice though... Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
FLORY says
Looks delicious !I have to try this wonderful cake,i love strawberrys.Thanks for the visit. Flory
Kelley @ TheGrantLife.com says
This looks absolutely amazing! Strawberry on top of strawberry. Love it!
swirlsandspice.com says
What a marvelous cake!
Alison Agnew says
Delicious, and the perfect dessert for summer gatherings. Thanks for sharing at Fridays Unfolded!
Alison
Nancherrow
Tanya Walton says
This looks beautiful, bet it tastes great too!!
Nee says
Hi tammy , what a gorgeous cake , I will have to make it soon , strawberries are plentiful here now . Thanks for sharing 🙂
Debbie says
You've outdone yourself! I love this cake....!
Annalisa B says
Buona, bella e delicata! Assolutamente perfetta!
Buon sabato e domenica carissima Catherine!
Mimi Mama says
Wow, that looks so lush! Saw your pic at Common Ground and couldn't resist a peek. My mouth is watering 🙂
Chatty Crone says
That looks really pretty!
Elzbieta Hester says
Looks devine! Very elegant! BTW...I spotted Polish strawberry jam on your picture there! 🙂 ela@GrayApron
Tammy says
Thank you, Elzbieta! ...I am delighted you spotted the jam! We have a huge Polish community near where I live so my local grocery store carries a lot of fabulous Polish finds. Pity I don't speak/read the language though so I'm limited in understanding the products. Good incentive to learn though I suppose 🙂
Thank you for all your sweet comments.
xo
Liz Berg says
Wow! Scrumptious cake, Tammy!!!
Beauty Follower says
It looks sooooo delicious!
I made strawberry cake for the Easter dinner 🙂
happy belated BD dear!
Diane Balch says
Beautiful cake and I love your use of greek yogurt. Thanks for sharing it with us on foodie friday. Pinning.
Kathy Shea Mormino says
Your Strawberry Cake sounds and looks amazing. I can't wait to be able to pick fresh strawberries the end of June and will try this for sure. Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! I hope you’ll join us again next week!
Cheers,
Kathy Shea Mormino
The Chicken Chick
http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com
Laura Dembowski says
This cake is just gorgeous! I want a slice right now!
Betsy Finn says
Looks very tasty! Thanks for sharing at Happiness is Homemade 🙂
[email protected] says
This looks delicious! I just started a linkup for garden harvest recipes called Eating Inside the Box! It would be awesome if you would share this with us! Please add any other recipes to any fruit/veggie you'd like!
http://www.cultivatenourishing.com/strawberries/
[email protected] says
This looks delicious! I just started a linkup for garden harvest recipes called Eating Inside the Box! It would be awesome if you would share this with us! Please add any other recipes to any fruit/veggie you'd like!
http://www.cultivatenourishing.com/strawberries/
allie @ Through Her Looking Glass says
This so looks SO delicious Catherine! Love the fruity yogurt frosting. So clever. Gorgeous cake my friend. xo
Melissa Falk says
Catherine. This cake is so pretty. I love that you made the frosting with Greek yogurt. Nice touch!
Stephanie says
Such a lovely cake! Love the addition of greek yogurt!
Gina @ Running to the Kitchen says
How pretty! I'm actually getting ready to make my niece's 1 year old birthday cake tomorrow and this just gave me a great idea with the Greek yogurt so thank you 🙂
Megan Keno says
I love that the frosting uses greek yogurt! This cake is so adorable and perfect for V-Day! Thanks for sharing!