Triple Strawberry Cake with REAL Strawberries

I’m noticing a disturbing trend that unfortunately seems to have had no alternative until now. Well loved for many reasons, this odd cake recipe flavor inclusion has many, many great uses in the picnic and summer celebration realm. So many flavors and colors making it so much fun to eat AND serve.

Obviously I’m talking about the rampant use of strawberry J-ello in cake recipes to create a distinctive strawberry flavor and color. After all, it’s difficult, nearly impossible, to add fresh strawberries to our favorite vanilla recipes and end up with a light, strongly flavored, beautifully colored and REAL strawberry end cake.

INGREDIENTS
Real Strawberry Cake

• 16 oz all purpose flour 3.25 cups
• 2.5 tsp Baking powder
• 22 oz granulated sugar 3 cups
• .75 tsp salt
• 8 oz unsalted butter room temp, 1 cup; 2 sticks
• 1.5 Tbsp vanilla bean paste or good quality real vanilla extract
• 7 Egg whites, large room temp, (about 1 cup)
• 12 oz milk whole room temp, (1.5 cups)
• 1 oz Vegetable oil 1/8 cup
• 1 - 2 1.2 oz bag Natierra Freeze Dried Strawberries or any other brand freeze dried strawberries you can find (NOT dehydrated); you can use 1 or two bag depending on how strong you want the flavor of teh cake. If you are using strawberry simple syrup AND strawberry frosting, you can use one bag and save a few dollars.
• 1 Tbsp vinegar, white
• Strawberry Simple Syrup
• 1 cup Water
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• .5 cup fresh strawberry puree strained to remove seeds
• Real Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
• 8 oz. unsalted butter, room temperature 2 sticks
• 16 oz cream cheese, room temperature
• 3 lbs confectioners'/powdered sugar more or less to consistency and taste
• 2/3 cup fresh strawberry puree I prefer unstrained and with some small chunks remaining

INSTRUCTIONS
Real Strawberry Cake

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease sides and bottom of 2 – 8” round pans. You can line with parchment on bottom and sides if you wish for easy removal. Soak cake strips for the pans now if you use them.
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for full recipes please see : www.karascouturecakes.com

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