What is a strawberry cream cake?

A strawberry cream cake is a layered dessert where fresh strawberries and rich cream are combined with a moist, fluffy cake base. It usually features whipped cream or cream-based frosting both inside and on top, often enhanced with strawberry puree or flavored gelatin for extra fruitiness and color.

What is the difference between a cream cake and a normal cake?

Cream cakes incorporate cream in the batter or as a primary filling and frosting, resulting in a moist, soft texture and a fresh, delicate flavor. Normal cakes might use buttercream, ganache, or glaze and can vary widely in texture from dense to light but generally don’t have cream infused throughout.

What is in a Queen Elizabeth cake?

Queen Elizabeth Cake is a Canadian classic made with chopped dates, brown sugar, nuts (usually walnuts), and topped with a broiled coconut-butter icing. It’s denser and richer than strawberry cream cake, often enjoyed as a tea-time treat.

Why is it called shortcake?

The term “shortcake” comes from “short,” an old baking term describing a high-fat content that creates a crumbly, biscuit-like texture. Traditional shortcake is a sweetened biscuit or scone, split and layered with sugared strawberries and whipped cream.

Strawberry Cream Cake – The Best 12-Step Homemade Recipe

Ingredients

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2 ¾ cups cake flour
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
2 cups white sugar
1 (3 oz) package strawberry flavored Jell-O®
1 cup butter, softened
4 large eggs
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup strawberries, pureed
1 ½ cups heavy cream
2 tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups fresh strawberries, sliced
½ cup margarine, softened
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
4 cups confectioners’ sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ½ cups quartered strawberries

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour three 9-inch cake pans.
Beat sugar, strawberry Jell-O®, and butter until fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
In a separate bowl, mix flour and baking powder. Add alternately with milk.
Fold in vanilla extract and pureed strawberries.
Divide batter into pans and bake for 25 minutes.
Let cool in pans for 10 minutes, then invert and cool completely.
Whip heavy cream with sugar and vanilla until stiff.
Layer cake: 1/3 whipped cream + ¾ cup sliced strawberries between each layer.
Beat margarine, cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla for frosting.
Frost sides of cake and pipe border around the top.
Spread remaining whipped cream on top and decorate with quartered strawberries.

Notes

Use room temperature ingredients for best texture.
Gélatine Jell-O® boosts strawberry flavor and adds signature pink hue.

Author: Julia
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Additional Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Category: Baking

Nutrition

Calories: 393
Sugar: 37
Fat: 15
Saturated Fat: 9
Carbohydrates: 59
Protein: 5
Cholesterol: 90