Strawberry Cake With Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting
This Strawberry Cake With Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting is bursting with fresh strawberry flavor. A perfect dessert for any occasion!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time35 minutes mins
Total Time50 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cream Cheese Frosting, strawberry cake
Servings: 12
Calories: 588kcal
Strawberry Cake
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups cake flour*
- 3 tablespoons strawberry-flavored gelatin
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon table salt
- 1 cup buttermilk*
- 2/3 cup chopped fresh strawberries
- Strawberry Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting - see notes below
Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 ounces cream cheese 1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened
- 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar divided
- 3/4 cup chopped fresh strawberries
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream cold
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Strawberry Cake
Preheat the oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy and pale in color – about 3-4 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at time, beating for a few seconds between eggs. Bet n vanilla and lemon juice.
In a separate bowl, stir together cake flour, strawberry flavored gelatin, baking soda and salt. Add flour mixture to creamed butter mixture and alternate with buttermilk, ending with flour mixture. Blend on low speed until incorporated. Fold in diced strawberries.
Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan and line with parchment paper. Allow a couple of inches of parchment paper to drop over the edges of the pan. Spray parchment with cooking spray and pour batter into prepared pan. Smooth batter evenly.
Bake at 350° for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 30 minutes. Using flaps of parchment paper as handles lift cake from pan. Turn cake over onto wire rack (carefully remove parchment paper) and cool completely. Spread Strawberry Frosting on top and sides of cake.
Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting
Beat cream cheese and 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar until smooth; add strawberries and beat until just blended.
Beat cream and lemon juice at medium speed until foamy; increase speed to medium-high. Slowly add remaining 1/3 cup sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
Using a spatula, fold half of cream mixture into cream cheese mixture; fold in remaining cream mixture.
Use immediately.
Calories: 588kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 123mg | Sodium: 204mg | Potassium: 152mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 1239IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 1mg