18 Strawberry Cake Recipes for a Taste of Summer Anytime (2024)

FAQs

How to stop strawberries from bleeding on cake? ›

Sugar and Stabilisation: Toss the sliced or halved strawberries with a sprinkle of sugar to draw out excess moisture. Allowing the strawberries to sit for a few minutes helps release some of their juices. Alternatively, macerate the strawberries by combining them with sugar and letting them sit for an hour or two.

Cream cheese frosting is evidently a popular pairing for strawberry cake (7 out of the 9 tested recipes used it).

If you are making something like a classic sponge cake or angel food cake with layers of whipped cream and strawberries, I would simply slice them and leave them raw. If you are filling a stacked and frosted cake, I would cook them down to a more jammy consistancy. You can puree it to make it smooth if desired.

Fresh strawberries will last about 3-5 days in a baked cake, assuming they were fresh when you chopped them and added them to the cake batter. If you have sad strawberries that need to be used up before they go bad, make sure they are blotted dry before you chop them, and any soggy spots have been removed.

This is probably due to the fact that when you bake fresh strawberries, the flesh tends to turn brown. Even when you're using a strawberry reduction. The lemon juice helps a little with the browning problem but doesn't get rid of it completely.

The pan is too small. There's too much liquid. Opening the oven or moving pans during baking. Oven temperature is too low, or cake isn't baked long enough.

Generally, speaking, you can use fresh and frozen berries interchangeably in your baking recipes, but you may need to make a few tweaks to ensure it comes out perfectly.

Sliced fresh strawberries will last on a cake for 3 days in the refrigerator.

So to store, cover the cake and keep it in the refrigerator. It will keep fresh for up to 7 days!

Can you leave strawberry cake out overnight? ›

How long can cake sit out unrefrigerated? If your cake is frosted with buttercream, it will last covered at room temperature for up to four days. However, it is best to refrigerate cakes with other frostings such as cream cheese or ganache. A fully covered unfrosted cake will last for up to 2 days at room temperature.

The idea behind this test is you can insert a toothpick or paring knife into the center of the cake to see if the crumb has set. If the tester comes out clean, it's done. If it comes out gummy or with crumbs clinging to it, the cake needs more time in the oven.

Cover the cake with a fatty layer (waterproofing) to protect it from the high moisture content of the fruit. I've used flavoured whipped cream, chocolate ganache and assorted buttercreams.

Wash and cut the strawberries, then place them on top of the cake. To really make the strawberries pop and give them a glossy sheen, cover them with warm fruit preserves. Brush the preserves on the strawberries instead of drizzling them. It's more precise, and you're less likely to get the glaze on the frosting.

Fresh Strawberry Cake is a must have when berries are in season! This strawberry cake is perfectly balanced with a semi-dense, but moist and buttery yellow cake that's lightened up by fluffy whipped cream icing. It's filled with homemade strawberry filling and sliced strawberries for a sweet and fresh contrast.