Description
A light strawberry shortcake cake made with soft vanilla cake, fresh strawberries, and whipped cream frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/4 cups cake flour
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries
- 1 tablespoon strawberry jam
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare cake pan
- Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt
- Add butter, vanilla, and some milk and mix
- Whisk remaining milk, egg, and oil
- Add wet mixture to batter and mix until combined
- Pour batter into pan and bake for 20-22 minutes
- Cool cake completely
- Mix strawberries with jam and sugar and let sit
- Whip cream with sugar and vanilla until medium peaks form
- Spread whipped cream on cake and top with strawberries
Notes
- Do not overmix batter
- Use ripe strawberries for best flavor
- Chill cream before whipping for better texture
- Prep Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 22
- Sodium: 140
- Fat: 16
- Saturated Fat: 9
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 38
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 65