Strawberry Velvet Cake (Printable Version)

Moist, delicate cake with fresh strawberry purée and creamy frosting.

# What You Need:

→ Strawberry Velvet Cake

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→ Strawberry Purée

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→ Cream Cheese Frosting

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→ Decoration

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# How-To:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and line two 8-inch round cake pans with parchment paper.
02 - Blend strawberries and sugar until smooth. Reserve 1/2 cup for cake batter and 1/4 cup for frosting.
03 - Sift cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
04 - Beat butter, oil, and sugar until light and fluffy, approximately 3 minutes.
05 - Add eggs individually, beating thoroughly after each. Incorporate vanilla extract.
06 - Mix in strawberry purée and food coloring if using.
07 - Alternately add dry ingredients and buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry mixture. Blend until just combined.
08 - Distribute batter evenly between prepared pans. Bake 28-32 minutes until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
09 - Let cakes rest in pans 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
10 - Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Gradually incorporate powdered sugar until fluffy. Blend in vanilla and strawberry purée.
11 - Position first cake layer on serving plate. Spread frosting layer. Place second layer and coat top and sides with remaining frosting.
12 - Garnish with fresh strawberries. Refrigerate 30 minutes before slicing for clean presentation.

# Expert Tips:

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  • The texture is incredibly moist without being dense, thanks to the magic combination of butter and oil
  • Fresh strawberry purée gives authentic berry flavor instead of artificial extracts
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  • Room temperature ingredients combine more evenly, so take everything out of the fridge at least an hour before baking
  • Overmixing after adding flour creates tough cake layers, so stop as soon as you see no dry streaks
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  • For extra strawberry punch, add 1/2 cup diced fresh strawberries between the cake layers before frosting
  • The gel food coloring is optional but helps achieve that Instagram worthy pink color

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