10 Amazing Cake Recipes You’ll Love

Strawberry Cake (1 of 10)

Strawberry Cake(1 of 10)

Chocolate cake is delicious, and so is vanilla cake…but this mouthwatering strawberry cake recipe definitely holds the key to our heart. We’re already thinking of excuses to bake it for our loved ones. Election Day party, anyone?

Ingredients

• 1 cup of butter, softened
• 2 cups of sugar
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 2 3⁄4 cups of all-purpose flour
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon of salt
• 1 cup of whole buttermilk
• 5 egg whites
• Strawberry frosting, homemade or store bought
• 2 cups of fresh strawberries, blended or pureed

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray three 9-inch round cake pans with nonstick baking spray, and set aside.
2. Beat butter and sugar, then add vanilla and pureed strawberries. In a separate bowl, whip egg whites until stiff.
3. In a third bowl, combine dry ingredients.
4. Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients and mix well, then pour into the three greased cake pans.
5. Bake cakes for approximately 20 minutes.
6. Let cool for at least 10 minutes on a wire rack.
7. Spread strawberry frosting between each layer of cake, then frost the entire cake.
8. Garnish with fresh strawberries.