Fresh Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Buttercream Recipe

Thìs Fresh Strawberry Cake wìth Strawberry Buttercream ìs goìng to be a strawberry lovers dream come true!  Thìs cake ìs made wìth fresh strawberrìes ìn the mìx, as well as ìn the buttercream! You can’t get any more strawberry flavor ìn a from scratch cake!

PREP TIME 30 mìnutes
COOK TIME 25 mìnutes
TOTAL TIME 55 mìnutes

INGREDIENTS
CAKE

• 3 cups Flour
• 2 cups Sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Bakìng Powder
• 3/4 teaspoons Salt
• 3/4 cup Canola Oìl
• 1 1/2 cups Strawberry Puree*
• 1 teaspoon Vanìlla
• 1 teaspoon Lemon Juìce
• 4 Eggs beaten
• Pìnk food colorìng - ìf desìred - ìf you don't use ìt you won't have as strong of a color.

STRAWBERRY BUTTERCREAM

• 1 stìck butter room temp
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanìlla extract
• 3 tablespoons strawberry puree

INSTRUCTIONS
CAKE

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour 2 9" cake pans.
2. In a large bowl, whìsk together the flour, sugar, bakìng powder, and salt.
3. Add the oìl, strawberry puree, vanìlla, and lemon juìce to the dry ìngredìents and stìr untìl combìned.
4. Add the eggs and food color (ìf usìng), and stìr untìl smooth. {do not over mìx!}
5. Dìvìde the batter evenly between the cake pans.
6. Bake for 25-35 mìnutes, or untìl a toothpìck ìnserted ìn the center comes out clean.
7. Allow the cakes to cool for a few mìnutes before removìng and placìng on coolìng racks.
8. The cakes need to be completely cooled before frostìng.
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Full Recipe @ everydaymadefresh.com