Best 6 Strawberry Dream Cakecooks Country Recipes

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Baking the perfect strawberry dream cake from Cooks Country can be a delightful experience. With its layers of moist, fluffy cake, luscious strawberry filling, and creamy frosting, this dessert is a true indulgence. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting out, finding the right recipe is key to creating an unforgettable strawberry dream cake. In this article, we'll guide you through the top-rated recipes from Cooks Country, providing insights into ingredients, techniques, and flavor profiles to help you select the recipe that perfectly suits your taste preferences and skill level.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

STRAWBERRY DREAM CAKE(COOK'S COUNTRY)



Strawberry Dream Cake(Cook's Country) image

Make and share this Strawberry Dream Cake(Cook's Country) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Coppercloud

Categories     Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 1 cake, 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

10 ounces frozen whole strawberries (2 cups)
3/4 cup whole milk, room temperature
6 large egg whites, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups cake flour
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces and softened
10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
12 ounces cream cheese, cut into 12 pieces and softened
1 pinch salt
8 ounces fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced thin (about 1 1/2 cups)

Steps:

  • 1. For the cake: Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 9-inch round cake pans, line bottoms with parchment, grease parchment, and flour.
  • 2. Transfer strawberries to bowl, cover, and microwave until strawberries are soft and have released their juice, about 5 minutes. Place in fine-mesh strainer set over small saucepan. Firmly press fruit dry (juice should measure at least 3/4 cup); reserve strawberry solids. Bring juice to boil over medium-high heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until syrupy and reduced to 1/4 cup, 6 to 8 minutes. Whisk milk into juice until combined.
  • 3. Whisk strawberry milk, egg whites, and vanilla in bowl. Using stand mixer fitted with paddle, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt on low speed until combined. Add butter, 1 piece at a time, and mix until only pea-size pieces remain, about 1 minute. Add half of milk mixture, increase speed to medium-high, and beat until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Reduce speed to medium-low, add remaining milk mixture, and beat until incorporated, about 30 seconds. Give batter final stir by hand.
  • 4. Scrape equal amounts of batter into prepared pans and bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes, rotating pans halfway through baking. Cool cakes in pans on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans, discarding parchment, and cool completely, about 2 hours. (Cooled cakes can be wrapped with plastic wrap and stored at room temperature for up to 2 days.).
  • 5. For the frosting: Using stand mixer fitted with paddle, mix butter and sugar on low speed until combined, about 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium-high and beat until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add cream cheese, one piece at a time, and beat until incorporated, about 1 minute. Add reserved strawberry solids and salt and mix until combined, about 30 seconds. Refrigerate until ready to use, up to 2 days.
  • 6. Pat strawberries dry with paper towels. When cakes are cooled, spread 3/4 cup frosting over 1 cake round. Press 1 cup strawberries in even layer over frosting and cover with additional 3/4 cup frosting. Top with second cake round and spread remaining frosting evenly over top and sides of cake. Garnish with remaining strawberries. Serve. (Cake can be refrigerated for 2 days. Bring to room temperature before serving.).

STRAWBERRY COUNTRY CAKE



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Provided by Ina Garten

Categories     dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 2 (8-inch) cakes

Number Of Ingredients 15

12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 cups sugar
4 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
3/4 cup sour cream, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup (1/2 pint) heavy cream, chilled
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Butter the bottom of two 8-inch cake pans. Then line them with parchment paper and butter and flour the lined pans.
  • Cream the butter and sugar on high speed in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until light and fluffy. On medium speed, add the eggs, 1 at a time, then the sour cream, zests, and vanilla, scraping down the bowl as needed. Mix well. Sift together the flour, cornstarch, salt, and baking soda. On low speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and combine just until smooth.
  • Pour the batter evenly into the pans, smooth the tops, and bake in the center of the oven for 40 to 45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in the pans for 30 minutes, then remove to wire racks and let cool to room temperature. If using 1 cake, wrap the second well and freeze.
  • To make the filling for one cake, whip the cream, sugar, and vanilla in a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment until firm. Slice one of the cakes in half with a long, sharp knife. Place the bottom slice of the cake on a serving platter, spread with 1/2 the whipped cream and scatter with sliced strawberries. Cover with the top slice of the cake and spread with the remaining cream. Decorate with strawberries.

STRAWBERRY CREAM CAKE FROM COOK'S ILLUSTRATED RECIPE - (4.3/5)



Strawberry Cream Cake from Cook's Illustrated Recipe - (4.3/5) image

Provided by Foodiewife

Number Of Ingredients 20

CAKE:
1 1/4 cups cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon table salt
1 cup sugar
5 large eggs (2 whole and 3 separated), room temperature
6 tablespoons unsalted butter , melted and cooled slightly
2 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
STRAWBERRY FILLING:
2 pounds fresh strawberries (medium or large, about 2 quarts), washed, dried, and stemmed
4 to 6 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons Kirsch
Pinch table salt
Whipped Cream
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar (3 1/2 ounces)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon table salt
2 cups heavy cream

Steps:

  • CAKE: Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour round 9 by 2-inch cake pan or 9-inch springform pan and line with parchment paper. Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and all but 3 tablespoons sugar in mixing bowl. Whisk in 2 whole eggs and 3 yolks (reserving whites), butter, water, and vanilla; whisk until smooth. In clean bowl of standing mixer fitted with whisk attachment, beat remaining 3 egg whites at medium-low speed until frothy, 1 to 2 minutes. With machine running, gradually add remaining 3 tablespoons sugar, increase speed to medium-high, and beat until soft peaks form, 60 to 90 seconds. Stir one-third of whites into batter to lighten; add remaining whites and gently fold into batter until no white streaks remain. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until toothpick or wooden skewer inserted into center of cake comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then invert cake onto greased wire rack; peel off and discard parchment. Invert cake again; cool completely, about 2 hours. STRAWBERRY FILLING: Halve 24 of best-looking berries and reserve. Quarter remaining berries; toss with 4 to 6 tablespoons sugar (depending on sweetness of berries) in medium bowl and let sit 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Strain juices from berries and reserve (you should have about 1/2 cup). In work bowl of food processor fitted with metal blade, give macerated berries five 1-second pulses (you should have about 1 1/2 cups). In small saucepan over medium-high heat, simmer reserved juices and Kirsch until syrupy and reduced to about 3 tablespoons, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour reduced syrup over macerated berries, add pinch of salt, and toss to combine. Set aside until cake is cooled. WHIPPED CREAM: When cake has cooled, place cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and salt in bowl of standing mixer fitted with whisk attachment. Whisk at medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes, scraping down bowl with rubber spatula as needed. Reduce speed to low and add heavy cream in slow, steady stream; when almost fully combined, increase speed to medium-high and beat until mixture holds stiff peaks, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes more, scraping bowl as needed (you should have about 4 1/2 cups). ASSEMBLE THE CAKE: Using large serrated knife, slice cake into three even layers. Place bottom layer on cardboard round or cake plate and arrange ring of 20 strawberry halves, cut sides down and stem ends facing out, around perimeter of cake layer. Pour one half of pureed berry mixture (about 3/4 cup) in center, then spread to cover any exposed cake. Gently spread about one-third of whipped cream (about 1 1/2 cups) over berry layer, leaving 1/2-inch border from edge. Place middle cake layer on top and press down gently (whipped cream layer should become flush with cake edge). Repeat with 20 additional strawberry halves, remaining berry mixture, and half of remaining whipped cream; gently press last cake layer on top. Spread remaining whipped cream over top; decorate with remaining cut strawberries. Serve, or chill for up to 4 hours.

STRAWBERRY DREAM CAKE RECIPE - (4.5/5)



Strawberry Dream Cake Recipe - (4.5/5) image

Provided by Foodiewife

Number Of Ingredients 16

CAKE:
10 ounces frozen whole strawberries (2-cups)
3/4 cup whole milk, room temperature
6 large egg whites, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups (9-ounces) cake flour
1 3/4 cups (12 1/4-ounces) granulated sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces and softened
FROSTING:
10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2 1/4 cups (9-ounces) confectioners' sugar
12 ounces cream cheese, cut into 12 pieces and softened
Pinch of salt
8 ounces fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced thin (about 1 1/2-cups)

Steps:

  • Cake: Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350°F. Grease two 9-inch round cake pans, line bottoms with parchment, grease parchment, and flour. Transfer strawberries to bowl, cover, and microwave until strawberries are soft and have released their juice, about 5 minutes. Place in fine-mesh strainer set over small saucepan. Firmly press fruit dry (juice should measure at least 3/4 cup); reserve strawberry solids. Bring juice to boil over medium-high heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until syrupy and reduced to 1/4 cup, 6 to 8 minutes. Whisk milk into juice until combined. Whisk strawberry milk, egg whites, and vanilla in bowl. Using stand mixer fitted with paddle, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt on low speed until combined. Add butter, 1 piece at a time, and mix until only pea-size pieces remain, about 1 minute. Add half of milk mixture, increase speed to medium-high, and beat until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Reduce speed to medium-low, add remaining milk mixture, and beat until incorporated, about 30 seconds. Give batter final stir by hand. Scrape equal amounts of batter into prepared pans and bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes, rotating pans halfway through baking. Cool cakes in pans on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans, discarding parchment, and cool completely, about 2 hours. (Cooled cakes can be wrapped with plastic wrap and stored at room temperature for up to 2 days.) Frosting: Using stand mixer fitted with paddle, mix butter and sugar on low speed until combined, about 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium-high and beat until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add cream cheese, one piece at a time, and beat until incorporated, about 1 minute. Add reserved strawberry solids and salt and mix until combined, about 30 seconds. Refrigerate until ready to use, up to 2 days. Pat strawberries dry with paper towels. When cakes are cooled, spread 3/4 cup frosting over 1 cake round. Press 1 cup strawberries in even layer over frosting and cover with additional 3/4 cup frosting. Top with second cake round and spread remaining frosting evenly over top and sides of cake. Garnish with remaining strawberries. Serve. (Cake can be refrigerated for 2 days. Bring to room temperature before serving.)

STRAWBERRY DREAM CAKE I



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Pudding like strawberry cake with a decadent white chocolate frosting.

Provided by Beth Lemieux

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Strawberry Dessert Recipes

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix
1 ½ cups frozen sweetened strawberries, pureed
12 ounces cream cheese
8 (1 ounce) squares white chocolate
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
½ pint sliced fresh strawberries

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9 inch round cake pans.
  • Make cake per directions except substitute the 1 1/2 cups of strawberries for the water and add 1 extra egg, (if cake mix calls for 2 eggs add 3), and 8 ounces of the cream cheese at room temperature. Beat well and pour into the prepared pans.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. A toothpick inserted in the center will not come out clean when this cake is done since it is so moist. Let cake cool fully before frosting.
  • To Make Frosting: Heat the heavy cream until just beginning to boil. Pour it over the white chocolate (chopped) and the remaining 4 ounces cream cheese. Mix well and let cool. Once cool fold into the whipped topping. Use to frost cooled cake and garnish with sliced fresh strawberries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 272.1 calories, Carbohydrate 29.6 g, Cholesterol 31.1 mg, Fat 16.3 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 9.6 g, Sodium 198.4 mg, Sugar 23.5 g

STRAWBERRY & CREAM DREAM CAKE



Strawberry & Cream Dream Cake image

This is a wonderful dessert fit for a queen! It is amazingly easy to prepare and heavenly to eat. Enjoy!

Provided by OceanIvy

Categories     Dessert

Time 15m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 (10 inch) angel food cake
2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 -3 drops red food coloring (a pretty touch) (optional)
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup whipping cream, whipped
1 cup fresh strawberries, chopped
strawberry, for garnish (optional)

Steps:

  • Cut 1-inch slice crosswise from top of the cake and set aside for now.
  • Using a sharp knife, cut around cake 1 inch from center hole and 1 inch from outer edge, leaving cake walls 1 inch thick.
  • Remove cake from center, leaving 1 inch base on bottom of cake; reserve the pieces of cake.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually add condense milk.
  • Beat mixture until smooth. Stir in the lemon juice and coloring, mixing well.
  • Fold in the whipped cream.
  • Reserve two-thirds of the mixture and refrigerate for now.
  • Blend in berries and torn cake pieces (except top) into remaining one-third of mixture.
  • Fill cake tunnel and replace the top of cake.
  • Frost with whipped cream mixture and garnish with strawberries, if you like.
  • Chill cake for 3 hours, or until set.

Tips

  • Prep ahead: For a quicker assembly, make the cake layers and frosting a day ahead.
  • Use fresh strawberries: Fresh strawberries yield the best flavor. If using frozen strawberries, thaw and drain them before using.
  • Don't overmix the batter: Overmixing can result in a tough cake. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Let the cake layers cool completely before frosting: This will help prevent the frosting from melting.
  • Chill the frosting before using: This will help it hold its shape better.
  • Decorate the cake with fresh strawberries: This will add a pop of color and flavor.

Conclusion

This decadent strawberry dream cake is perfect for any occasion. With its moist cake layers, creamy frosting, and fresh strawberries, it's sure to be a hit. Follow these tips for a perfect cake every time. For more delicious recipes, visit Menuofrecipes.com.

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