Strawberry shortcake cake is a classic summer dessert that is perfect for any occasion. It is made with a fluffy cake base, layers of sweetened strawberries, and whipped cream or ice cream. The cake can be made from scratch or using a boxed mix, and the strawberries can be fresh or frozen. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced baker, this guide will help you find the best recipe for your next strawberry shortcake cake.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE CAKE
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 1h40m
Yield 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- For the strawberry shortcake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour an 8-inch cake pan.
- Sift together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter with 1 1/2 cups of the granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add the sour cream and vanilla, and mix until combined. Add the sifted dry ingredients and mix on low speed until just barely combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake until no longer jiggly like my bottom, 45 to 50 minutes. Remove the cake from the pan as soon as you pull it out of the oven. Place the cake on a cooling rack and allow it to cool completely.
- Stem and halve the strawberries, and mash then them. Sprinkle the strawberries with the remaining 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and allow to sit for 30 minutes.
- For the icing: Combine the powdered sugar, cream cheese, butter, vanilla and dash of salt in a mixing bowl. Mix until very light and fluffy.
- Slice the cake in half to make 2 smaller cakes. Spread the strawberries evenly over each cut side of the cake halves, pouring on all the juices as well. Place the cake halves into the freezer for 5 minutes, just to make icing the cake easier.
- Remove the cake halves from the freezer. Use a little less than one-third of the icing to spread over the top of the strawberries on the bottom layer. Place the second cake layer on top. Add half of the remaining icing to the top, spreading it evenly. Spread the remaining icing around the sides of the cake.
- Leave plain or garnish with strawberry halves. Serve slightly cool.
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE ICE CREAM CAKE
This recipe is fast to assemble and while you can absolutely buy the ingredients pre-made, I prefer to make the cake part myself. You can also use angel food cake (loaf shape) or your favorite pound cake.
Provided by thedailygourmet
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Strawberry Dessert Recipes
Time 4h50m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Slice cake horizontally into 3 layers and freeze for 30 to 45 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine strawberries and sugar in a bowl and set aside to macerate for 10 minutes. Once macerated, remove 1 cup of strawberries to a separate bowl for topping; set aside.
- Create a sling in a loaf pan using plastic wrap. Place the bottom cake layer into the loaf pan. Spread the bottom cake layer with strawberry ice cream. Add macerated strawberries on top of the ice cream and spread whipping cream over strawberries. Repeat layers, adding equal amounts of strawberry ice cream, macerated strawberries, and whipping cream.
- Place in freezer until frozen, about 4 hours. Remove from loaf pan and cut into slices. Serve with remaining macerated strawberries and whipping cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 275.5 calories, Carbohydrate 29.6 g, Cholesterol 112.9 mg, Fat 16.6 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3.8 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, Sodium 202 mg, Sugar 18.3 g
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE POKE BUNDT CAKE
This fun poke bundt cake puts a whole new spin on strawberry shortcake!
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 4h15m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat oven to 325°F. Generously spray 10- or 12-cup bundt cake pan with cooking spray with flour.
- In large bowl, beat Cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly. Increase speed to medium; beat 2 minutes, and pour batter into pan.
- Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in food processor or blender, puree Strawberry Poke Mixture ingredients until smooth; transfer to 4-cup glass measuring cup, and set aside. While still in pan, poke holes in cake with end of wooden spoon at 1/2-inch intervals going almost to bottom. Use wet paper towel to wipe ends of spoon after each poke. Carefully pour poke mixture over holes in cake, using spoon to direct mixture into holes. If necessary, poke existing holes to make room for more mixture.
- Cool 40 minutes; refrigerate in pan 2 hours. Remove from refrigerator, and run metal spatula around outer and inside edges of pan to loosen cake; turn upside down onto serving platter.
- In medium bowl, mix Cream Cheese Glaze ingredients with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. If too thick, add additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until desired consistency. Glaze cake as desired; garnish with strawberries.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 280, Carbohydrate 46 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 340 mg, Sugar 31 g, TransFat 0 g
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE COFFEE CAKE
Enjoy this delicious coffee cake dessert made with Gold Medal® all-purpose flour and topped with strawberries.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Side Dish
Time 1h25m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oven to 450°F. In medium bowl, mix flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through mixture in opposite directions), until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in milk, almond extract and egg just until blended. Spread in ungreased 13x9-inch pan.
- Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
- In small bowl, beat whipping cream with electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form; set aside. In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar on medium speed until well blended. Fold in whipped cream. Frost top of cooled cake with whipped cream mixture. (Frosted cake can be refrigerated up to 6 hours.)
- Just before serving, top cake with strawberries. (Cake topped with strawberries can be refrigerated up to 2 hours.)
Nutrition Facts : Calories 400, Carbohydrate 32 g, Cholesterol 100 mg, Fat 5 1/2, Fiber 2 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 16 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 340 mg, Sugar 15 g, TransFat 1 1/2 g
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE (POUND-CAKE WAY)
The cake part of the recipe comes from Better Homes and Garden cookbook and is listed as Hot Milk Sponge Cake. It's light and fluffy and tastes so much better than store-bought pound cake, and it's also incredibly easy to put together in just minutes! You can use Splend instead of the sugar for a sugar-free version. What I also love about this is that it's made with ingredients that I always have on hand so if I need to make a dessert quickly, this is one I usually do!
Provided by LDSMom128
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 1 pound cake loaf, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. stir to combine and set aside.
- Using a glass measuring cup or small glass bowl, add the milk and butter and heat in the microwave for about 1 minute and the milk is heated and the butter is melted.
- Meanwhile, crack the eggs in a large bowl and using a hand-held mixer mix for about 3 minutes and the eggs double in volume and are fluffy. Add the sugar and mix for 3 more minutes. Add the vanilla and lemon juice and mix for a few seconds.
- Add 1/3 of the flour and mix well. Add half of the hot milk and continue to mix until combined. Add another 1/3 of the flour and mix well. Add the rest of the rest of the milk to combine. End with the flour. You may want to scrape down the bowl to make sure it's all combined well.
- Pour the batter in to a loaf pan that's been sprayed with the Pam for Baking spray or greased and floured. Bake at 350* for 20-25 minutes and the cake is golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool completely.
- Wash and slice the strawberries and add them to a medium sized bowl. Add the sugar. Start out with the 1/2 cup and add more for taste. Refridgerate the berries for at least 20 minutes before serving. While it's sitting the sugar will soften the berries and create a sauce too.
- Serve with the slice of cake, topped with berries and a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE CAKE
This recipe comes from The Pioneer Woman. This is a pretty sweet, rich cake that is strawberry shortcake in the form of a cake, with cream cheese icing. The cake has a dense crumb and reminds me of a pound cake. Oh - my picture is a 9-inch cake from a springform pan...the picture just got stretched a bit! I recommend using an 8-inch springform pan though, so the cake layers will be a perfect size. NOTE: The recipe is as PW wrote it. However, I recommend cutting the butter in the frosting by half, and just using 1/2 cup (or one stick). It will be more like a regular cream cheese frosting that way.
Provided by Greeny4444
Categories Dessert
Time 1h20m
Yield 1 8-inch cake, 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Stem strawberries and slice them in half from bottom to top. Place them in a bowl and sprinkle with 3 tablespoons sugar. Stir together and let sit for 30 minutes. We'll come back to these. In the meantime, make the cake.
- Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, and cornstarch in a medium bowl; set aside.
- Cream 9 tablespoons butter with the sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well each time.
- Add sour cream and vanilla and mix until combined.
- Add sifted dry ingredients and mix on low speed until just barely combined.
- Pour into greased and floured 8-inch cake pan that is at least 2 inches deep (a springform pan works great).
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 50 minutes. Remove from cake pan as soon as you pull it out of the oven, and place on a cooling rack and allow it to cool completely.
- After they have sat for 30 minutes (or more), mash the strawberries with a fork in two batches. Sprinkle each half with 1 tablespoon sugar and allow to sit for another 30 minutes.
- To make the icing: combine cream cheese, butter, sifted powdered sugar, vanilla, and dash of salt in a mixing bowl. Mix until very light and fluffy.
- Slice cake in half through the middle. Spread strawberries evenly over each half (cake halves cut-side up), pouring on all the juices. Place cake halves into the freezer for five minutes, to make icing easier.
- Remove from freezer. Spread icing over the top of the strawberries on the bottom layer. Place the second layer on top.
- Add the remaining icing to the top and around the sides, spreading evenly.
- Leave plain or garnish with strawberry halves.
- Cake is best when served slightly cool. The butter content in the icing will cause it to soften at room temperature (this is if you use two sticks).
- Store in the fridge!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 855.4, Fat 41, SaturatedFat 25.2, Cholesterol 169.7, Sodium 342.1, Carbohydrate 119.1, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 99.1, Protein 6.5
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE-CAKE
My best friend loves strawberry shortcake. I love cake and love to make special cakes. I developed this combination just for her and now everyone at work loves it and I've even been "hired" to make it for a few people over the years.
Provided by Angelina Potter
Categories Fruit Desserts
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Bake cake according to directions. Using two round cake pans. Cool completely.
- 2. While cake is baking, add sugar to fresh strawberries, mash, cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- 3. Combine cool whip and frosting, mix well and refrigerate until ready to use.
- 4. Once cooled, cut the top of one cake layer to level it, slice second cake in half and level top if needed. (you should have three layers of cake now)
- 5. Place first thicker cake layer on cake plate and top with thin layer of frosting mixture.
- 6. Layer mashed strawberries over frosting (reserve 3 Tbsp)
- 7. Add next layer of cake, spread evenly with strawberry preserves.
- 8. Top with last layer of cake, frost completely (you may have frosting left over--there is a lot)
- 9. Add remaining mashed strawberries in the center on the top. May want to garnish with whole strawberries.
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE CAKE RECIPE - (4.4/5)
Provided by Foodiewife
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 340°F. Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, and corn starch. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream 9 tablespoons butter with the sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well each time. Add sour cream and vanilla and mix well until combined. Pour into greased and floured 8-inch cake pan. Bake at 350°F for about 45 minutes, or until no longer jiggly. NOTE: The cake does bake to a very dark golden brown. Remove from cake pan as soon as you pull it out of the oven, and place on a cooling rack. Allow it to cool completely. Stem strawberries and slice them in half from bottom to top. Place into a bowl and sprinkle with 3 tablespoons sugar. Stir together and let sit for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, mash the strawberries in two batches. Sprinkle each half with 1 tablespoon sugar and allow to sit for another 30 minutes. ICING: Combine cream cheese, 2 sticks butter, sifted powdered sugar, vanilla and a dash of salt in a mixing bowl. Mix until light and fluffy. Slice cake in half through the middle. Spread strawberries evenly over each half (cut side up), pouring on all the juices. Place the cake halves into the freezer for five minutes, just to make icing easier. Remove from freezer. Use a little less than 1/3 of the icing to spread over the top of the strawberries on the bottom layer. Place the second layer on top. Add half of the remaining icing to the top, spreading evenly, then spread the remaining 1/3 cup around the sides. Leave plain or garnish with strawberry haves. IMPORTANT: Cake is best when served slightly cool. The butter content in the icing will cause it to soften at room temperature. For best results, store in the fridge.
Tips:
- Use ripe, juicy strawberries. This will ensure the best flavor for your cake.
- Make sure your butter and cream cheese are at room temperature. This will help them cream together smoothly.
- Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing can make the cake tough.
- Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool completely before frosting it. This will help the frosting set properly.
- If you're short on time, you can use a store-bought pound cake or angel food cake.
- Get creative with your decorations! You can use fresh strawberries, whipped cream, or even ice cream to top your cake.
Conclusion:
Strawberry shortcake cake is a classic summer dessert that is easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. With its moist, fluffy cake, sweet strawberries, and creamy frosting, it's the perfect way to celebrate any occasion. So next time you're looking for a delicious and festive dessert, give this strawberry shortcake cake a try.
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