Strawberry Sheet Cake (a.ok.a strawberry traybake cake) – this from-scratch strawberry cake is bursting with contemporary strawberry taste, from the gentle and fluffy sponge, to the irresistible strawberry frosting and the strawberry crunch topping! No field mixes, no synthetic coloring – that is the true deal!
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Tomorrow (June 1st) we enter into an thrilling and irritating countdown. Six quick days to the publication of my Air Fryer baking e-book… but additionally six quick days until my child daughter turns 18! By some form of cosmic happenstance the e-book launch and her birthday are on the identical day, June sixth.
So you realize me, as a substitute of fastidiously scheduling and planning events I’m… BAKING. Procrastibaking I name it… I simply obtained it into my head to make Anya a strawberry birthday cake, one match to serve a crowd. She supposedly is aware of 300% extra folks that I’ve ever met in my whole life.
Turning 18 naturally requires some grown up presents, however as a substitute of what I used to be anticipating, Anya requested a makeover of her room. Her babyish raised mattress has been changed with a elaborate Simba Ludlow mattress body (we lately up to date all of our previous mattresses to Simba ones). Apparently it matches her “clear lady aesthetic”. Then all the remaining furnishings needed to even be upgraded to match the brand new body model. I suppose which means she just isn’t planning on transferring out any time quickly…
However anyway, however to the strawberry cake. It’s SO DELICIOUS you guys and extremely straightforward to make too. I’ve tried so many various methods to seize the true strawberry taste in a cake and at last discovered the answer—freeze-dried strawberry powder. That is the one specialist ingredient you need to spend money on as a result of it’s so value it. The powder brings such intense taste to the frosting, you’ll swear you’re biting into juicy contemporary strawberries.
Strawberry Sheet Cake Elements
We will probably be utilizing a 9×13 inch baking tray for this recipe – also referred to as 1 / 4 sheet baking tray which can create a cake that may serve as much as 29 folks (!).
The sponge is made with flour, sugar, eggs, softened butter, strawberry yogurt and vanilla bean extract or paste. The unbelievable strawberry frosting requires icing sugar, butter, cream, freeze-dried strawberry powder and vanilla.
We will even be utilizing contemporary strawberries in fact to brighten our cake – nothing prettier than strawberries when in season. I additionally used contemporary edible flowers and a bit “strawberry crunch” which is solely crushed Golden Oreos combined with strawberry powder. Look how fairly!
HOW TO MAKE STRAWBERRY SHEET CAKE
To make the sponge cake you merely mix the dry components in a mixing bowl then add the eggs, butter, strawberry yogurt and vanilla. Beat all of it collectively till a clean batter types and switch to a greased and lined 9×13 cake tin. Really easy!
The frosting is equally easy – beat all of the components collectively till the frosting holds peaks, including strawberry powder to style. Swirl the frosting over the cake, enhance, share and luxuriate in!
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Strawberry Sheet Cake
This cake is bursting with contemporary strawberry flavour, from the gentle and fluffy sponge, to the irresistible strawberry frosting and the strawberry crunch topping!
Servings: 24
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Directions
Make the cake
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Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan).
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Line an oblong cake tin (9 x 13 inches) with baking paper, letting the sides grasp excessive edge.
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Measure the flour, sugar, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda right into a mixing bowl. Stir to mix.
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Add the eggs, butter, yogurt and vanilla bean paste to the bowl, and beat all of it collectively till the batter is clean, scraping the bowl midway via.
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Switch the batter into the ready pan and degree.
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Bake for 35 minutes or till the cake is springy to the contact and a skewer inserted within the centre comes out clear.
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Raise the cake out of the pan and funky on a wire rack earlier than frosting.
Enhance the cake
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Crush the biscuits in a meals processor or in a mortar and pestle, and blend with the freeze-dried powder. Sprinkle over the frosted cake.
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Enhance with contemporary sliced strawberries and edible flowers simply earlier than serving.
