Strawberry Jam Cake With Fresh Berry Frosting Recipes

STRAWBERRY JAM CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour three 9-in. round baking pans; set aside. , In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the strawberries, sour cream and extract. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture. Transfer batter to prepared pans. , Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 22-26 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar, strawberries, extract and, if desired, food coloring; beat until smooth. , Place bottom cake layer on a serving plate; top with 1/2 cup jam and 1/2 cup frosting. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Garnish with strawberries if desired.

FRESH STRAWBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
• Beat eggs, 1 cup strawberry puree, melted butter, and milk until combined. Add to flour mixture; whisk until combined. Pour batter into the prepared cake pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly, then invert onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
• Make the frosting while the cakes cool. Pour melted butter into a large bowl and sift in confectioners' sugar. Add enough pureed strawberries to make a spreadable frosting.
• Frost the cooled cakes and garnish with fresh strawberries and mint.

STRAWBERRY JAM CAKE WITH FRESH BERRY FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; spray three 9-inch round cake pans with nonstick baking spray with flour.
• In a large bowl, beat butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar, and vanilla at medium speed with a mixer until fluffy.
• Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In a large bowl, combine flour and baking powder; sift.
• Gradually add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating just until combined after each addition.
• In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
• Gradually add remaining 1/2 cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
• Gently fold into batter.
• Spoon batter into prepared pans, and bake for 18-20 minutes or until a pick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pans for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.
• While cake is cooling, make frosting-in a large bowl, beat butter, cream cheese, and strawberry extract at medium speed with a mixer until creamy.
• Add strawberries, beating until combined.
• Gradually beat in powdered sugar until combined.
• Spread strawberry jam between layers; spread frosting on top and sides of cake.
• Garnish with strawberries, if desired.
• Store cake, covered, in refrigerator up to 3 days.