STRAWBERRY LAYER CAKE
Fresh, colorful, and delicious, this dessert layers vanilla cake with tart jam, juicy strawberries, and sweet whipped cream.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Time 4h25m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Make the cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with rack in center position. Butter two 9-inch round cake pans (2 inches deep); line with parchment cut to fit. Butter parchment; dust with flour, tapping out excess. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and 1 teaspoon salt.
- Beat butter and granulated sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, scraping down sides of bowl as needed, about 2 minutes. Reduce speed to medium, and add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour. Beat in vanilla.
- Divide batter between pans. Bake, rotating halfway through, until tops spring back when gently touched and a cake tester inserted into centers comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Transfer to wire racks, and let cool in pans for 20 minutes.
- Run a knife around edge of cakes, and invert onto racks; remove parchment, and let cool completely.
- Make the filling: Combine strawberries with granulated sugar, lemon juice, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Let stand, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes. Strain, reserving syrup.
- Whisk cream with confectioners' sugar until medium peaks form.
- Trim cake tops. Slice cakes in half horizontally. Generously brush 1 cake layer with some reserved syrup, and spread on one-third of the jam. Top with one-third of the filling, then one-third of the whipped cream. Repeat with 2 more cake layers. Top with remaining cake layer, bottom side up. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 2 hours. Dust cake with confectioners' sugar just before serving.
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Prince MUNYAKA
[email protected]This cake was a bit too sweet for my taste, but it was still very good. The cake was moist and fluffy, and the frosting was creamy and rich. I would recommend this cake to anyone who loves sweet desserts.
Osayande Anthony
[email protected]This cake was delicious! The cake was moist and fluffy, and the frosting was creamy and rich. I will definitely be making this cake again.
hamza jan0925
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and the cake turned out perfectly. It was moist and fluffy, and the frosting was delicious. I will definitely be making this cake again.
Akua Takyiwaa
[email protected]This cake was a bit dry, but the frosting was delicious. I would recommend using a different cake recipe.
Dickson Peter
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and the cake turned out perfectly. It was moist and fluffy, and the frosting was delicious. I will definitely be making this cake again.
Abigail Anaman
[email protected]This cake was a bit too sweet for my taste, but it was still very good. The cake was moist and fluffy, and the frosting was creamy and rich. I would recommend this cake to anyone who loves sweet desserts.
Melanie Solares
[email protected]This cake was delicious! The cake was moist and fluffy, and the frosting was creamy and rich. I will definitely be making this cake again.
Benetta Richardson
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and the cake turned out perfectly. It was moist and fluffy, and the frosting was delicious. I will definitely be making this cake again.
Dua Azam
[email protected]This cake was a bit dry, but the frosting was delicious. I would recommend using a different cake recipe.
angela meunier
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and the cake turned out perfectly. It was moist and fluffy, and the frosting was delicious. I will definitely be making this cake again.
Md Leon ahmmed
[email protected]This cake was a bit too sweet for my taste, but it was still very good. The cake was moist and fluffy, and the frosting was creamy and rich. I would recommend this cake to anyone who loves sweet desserts.
Abigail Ojeifo
[email protected]This cake was amazing! I followed the recipe exactly and it turned out perfect. The cake was moist and fluffy, and the frosting was delicious. I will definitely be making this cake again.
mamun sheikh
[email protected]I made this cake for my daughter's birthday and it was a huge hit! The cake was easy to make and turned out beautifully. The frosting was a little too sweet for my taste, but my daughter loved it. Overall, this is a great recipe for a delicious and f
sanjiv Jha
[email protected]This strawberry layer cake was absolutely delicious! The cake was moist and fluffy, and the strawberries were perfectly ripe and juicy. The frosting was also very good, and it held up well on the cake. I would definitely recommend this recipe to anyo