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Strawberry Lemonade Cake

May is National Strawberry month, so go pick some berries and make this amazing cake.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cake, Dessert, Spring, Strawberry, strawberry lemonade

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 c butter, room temperature
  • 2 c granulated sugar, sifted
  • 2 t lemon zest
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 t vanilla
  • 1/2 t lemon extract
  • 1/2 t strawberry extract
  • 3 c all purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • 4 t baking powder
  • 1/4 c finely chopped strawberries
  • 1 c buttermilk

Strawberry Buttercream

  • 1 1/2 c butter, softened
  • 4 1/2 c confectioner's sugar
  • 1/2 t vanilla
  • 1 t lemon extract
  • 1 t strawberry extract
  • 3 T heavy whipping cream
  • 1/4 c finely chopped strawberries
  • lemon zest

Instructions

Strawberrry Lemonade Cake

  • Cream butter.
  • In a small bowl, rub the lemon zest into the sugar; sugar will become a pale yellow. Add to the butter. Mix until combined.
  • Add eggs one at a time until blended, followed by the extracts.
  • Whisk together the flour and baking powder. Reserve about 1/4 of a cup to toss with strawberries.
  • Finely chop strawberries and measure out 1/4 cup and place in a small bowl. Toss with reserved flour. Set aside.
  • Alternatively add the dry ingredients with the buttermilk.
  • On low speed, mix in the strawberry mix until evenly distributed throughout the batter.
  • Butter and flour 3-8" pans. Distribute batter evenly among the 3 pans.
  • Bake on middle rack until toothpick comes out clean, 30-35 minutes.
  • Cool i n pans for about 10 minutes. Then run a knife or offset spatula around the edges. Turn over and tap out the cake. Invert to right side up and place back on the cooling rack until they are completely cooled before icing.

Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

  • Cream butter, scraping down the sides as needed.
  • Add the confectioner's sugar and blend in on LOW speed. Increase speed to MEDIUM for 2 minutes, scraping down at least once.
  • Add the extracts and heavy cream. Mix on HIGH for 2 minutes. Scrape down sides and beat for 1 more minute.
  • Add finely chopped strawberries just until equally distributed and frosting has acquired a natural pink color.
  • This makes enough for a 3 layer cake.