Best Strawberry Cake from Scratch
This strawberry cake is easy to make from scratch with strawberry puree and strawberry gelatin. This recipe is worth its weight in gold to me as a caterer. I made this cake for a child's birthday party and it was a major hit! Frost with cream cheese frosting or chocolate ganache for a special treat.
How to Make Strawberry Cake
You'll find a detailed ingredient list and step-by-step instructions in the recipe below, but let's go over the basics:
Strawberry Cake Ingredients
These are the ingredients you'll need to make this top-rated strawberry cake recipe:
Sugar: This strawberry cake starts with two cups of white sugar.
· Butter: Cream the sugar with two sticks of softened butter.
· Jell-O: You'll need a 3-ounce package of strawberry-flavored Jell-O mix.
· Eggs: Four eggs add richness, moisture, and flavor.
· Flour: This light and fluffy strawberry cake calls for cake flour instead of all-purpose flour.
· Baking powder: Baking powder acts as a leavener, which means it helps the cake rise.
· Milk: Whole milk lends moisture to the homemade strawberry cake.
· Strawberries: Use frozen strawberries to make homemade strawberry purée.
· Vanilla: Vanilla extract enhances the overall flavor of the cake.
How to Make Strawberry Cake From Scratch
Here's a very brief overview of what you can expect when you make this homemade strawberry cake:
1. Beat the butter, sugar, and Jell-O together. Add the eggs.2. Combine the dry ingredients.3. Gradually the dry mixture into the wet mixture, alternating with the milk.4. Add the remaining ingredients and transfer the batter to prepared cake pans.5. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick comes out clean.
Can You Freeze Strawberry Cake?
If you want to keep your strawberry cake longer than five days, you can