Strawberry Preserve Cake

"Beautiful pale pink cake and icing, from Taste of the South magazine."
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
17
Serves:
12
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Line the bottoms of 2 (9-inch) cake pans with parchment paper. Lightly coat each pan with baking spray; set aside.
  • In a large bowl, sift flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together; set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar at medium-high speed with an electric mixer for approximately 4 minutes, or until light and fluffy. Add preserves and then add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Scrape down sides of bowl and add vanilla extract and enough food coloring to achieve desired color.
  • Reduce mixer speed to low and add flour mixture, alternately with buttermilk, ending with flour mixture. Divide batter equally between prepared pans and spread evenly.
  • Bake on the middle rack of oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center of each cake layer comes out clean. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter at medium-high speed with an electric mixer for 2 to 3 minutes, or until smooth. Add strawberry preserves and vanilla, beating until well combined. Add confectioners’ sugar and salt, beating until smooth.
  • Spread Strawberry Cream-Cheese Icing between layers and on top and sides of cake. Garnish with strawberries, if desired.

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Reviews

  1. My daughter requested strawberry cake for her birthday. Found this recipe trying to figure out how to successfully mix in preserves/jams without affecting the batter, rather than only having the flavouring between layers (icing). I used 3/4c strawberry yoghurt in replacement of 2 eggs (simply from not having enough eggs) I was stunned at how beautifully this cake came out! Definitely a hit with all ages! It is moist and has density but not too thick, still fluffy. Absolutely perfect and wonderfully flavourful! Thank you for the birthday win :)
     
  2. I made this cake today, I added a couple squirts of strawberry syrup, and did not use the icing recipe. I mage a sugar glaze and drizzled it on top. This recipe made a very nice cake. It is dense, moist and delicious! I will be making this one again!
     
  3. I made this for my mother-in-law's 60th birthday and decorated it with fresh strawberries and buttercream icing. It was gorgeous and delicious! I will be using this recipe over and over again. Thanks for sharing!
     
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Tweaks

  1. Replaced 2 eggs with strawberry yoghurt (as yoghurt can be an egg substitute), for that extra kick!
     

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