FOOD
Strawberry Surprise Cake
Since this has real strawberries inside, we get to have a second slice, right?
FOOD
Strawberry Surprise Cake
Since this has real strawberries inside, we get to have a second slice, right?
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 sticks butter, softened at room temperature
- 2 cups sugar
- 8 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup strawberry purée
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup vanilla buttercream
- 12 strawberries
- 3 cups red buttercream
- 1/2 cup green buttercream
Steps
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line three 6-inch round pans and three 6 by 6-inch square pans with baking spray and parchment.
- In a large bowl, sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Set aside. In a separate large bowl, cream butter and sugar with a hand mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Alternate between adding flour mixture and milk until fully incorporated. Stir in vanilla and strawberry purée and divide batter evenly between all cake pans.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until a cake tester comes out clean. Allow cakes to cool completely before assembly.
- Begin by placing one square cake on a large platter at an angle to resemble a diamond. Cut a cake round in half and place on top of the diamond to create a heart. Line the heart with vanilla buttercream, and repeat this by stacking two more squares and rounds on top of each other.
- Using a large round cookie cutter, cut through one layer of the heart.
- Remove the cake and fill with strawberries. Top with remaining cakes and cover with a thin layer of red buttercream. Place remaining red buttercream in a piping bag with a small star tip.
- Cover the entire cake with dots to resemble a strawberry. Top with green buttercream to resemble the greens of a strawberry. Slice and serve to reveal hidden strawberries!