Happy New Year with one and only pink torte or Easy Strawberry Cake Recipe. So, wear your pink glasses and let’s make the best sponge cake with the most amazing strawberry buttercream frosting.
Hello my dear readers,
Happy New Year! And happy always means PINK.
And today the pink comes in torte version called Easy Strawberry Cake Recipe.
What can I say about this easy and amazing cake?
DESCRIPTION OF EASY STRAWBERRY CAKE RECIPE
This cake is made of two of my favorite recipes: Sponge cake and easy strawberry buttercream frosting.
The ingredients for the sponge cake are everyday ingredients: eggs, sugar, flour and baking powder.
Super simple, don’t you think? Add to that the best strawberry frosting made from fresh, organic strawberries and you have the winner! Pink Cake Winner.
IMPORTANT NOTES: The star of the sponge cake are the EGGS! So, please use fresh, organic, large eggs in order to make this 5 star strawberry cake.
How about strawberry buttercream frosting? What ingredients do you need to buy?
To make the strawberry buttercream frosting you need to have: fresh strawberries, unsalted butter, icing sugar, pure vanilla extract, pink salt and heavy cream.
So, are you ready to make the best cake in your kitchen? Of course you are and because of that you need …
SHOPPING LIST FOR THE CAKE
- eggs
- white sugar
- flour (all purpose and unbleached)
- baking powder
- fresh strawberries
- icing sugar
- butter
- pure vanilla extract
- heavy cream
- salt
EQUIPMENT NEEDED
Mixer (I used KitchenAid mixer)
Mixing bowl
3 round 6 inch baking pan
medium size saucepan (for strawberry buttercream)
ACTION TIME
MAKING Easy Strawberry Cake Recipe
Ingredients for sponge cake
6 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup all purpose flour, unbleached
INSTRUCTIONS for Strawberry Cake
Add 6 eggs and 1 cup sugar into the mixing bowl.
Mix until the mixture becomes thick, fluffy and triples in volume, for about 10 minutes.
From this moment you will be using the spatula.(no mixer)
Mix 1 cup of flour and baking powder.
Then sift 1/3 cup of flour over the beaten egg and sugar. Using a rubber spatula, work in circular pattern, going over and under. This is very important. Be sure the flour is incorporated into egg sugar mixture.
Repeat step above 2 more times
Divide the cake mixture among 3 bake pans (6 inch baking pans).
I used 2 cups of mixture for each pan.
Bake at 350 F for about 19 minutes or until done.
Use toothpick to test if cake is done. Insert the wooden toothpick near the center of the cake. If it comes out clean, the cake is done.
Cool the cake.
HOW TO MAKE STRAWBERRY BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
Core the strawberries to remove the white center.
Place cleaned strawberries in a food processor and pulse until smooth.
You will have about 1 and 1/4 cup of puree.
Then put the pureed through a sieve to remove the seed. You don’t need to do this step if you like seeds .(Weirdo! I am not judging you…)
Place strawberry puree in a small saucepan over a medium heat.
Bring mixture to a simmer, stirring often. Simmer for about 30 min or until the mixture is reduced to 1/3 of the original volume.
Place the reduced puree into the fridge to allow to cool.
Next Step:
Beat the butter. Be sure that there is no lumps.
Then add 2 1/2 cups of icing sugar and mix until butter and sugar are combined.
Add your strawberry puree, vanilla and salt.
Beat together until combined.
Then add 2 cups of icing sugar and mix well until well combined.
Add 1 TBSP of whip cream if needed and wanted.
And you have it, your homemade Strawberry Buttercream Frosting made from fresh strawberries.
Enjoy.
ASSEMBLY OF BEST SPONGE CAKE
Place your first layer of cake onto a platter.
Top with easy strawberry buttercream frosting.
Add second sponge cake.
Then add a layer of strawberry buttercream.
Finish with third layer of sponge cake.
Decorate as you wish or ask your friend to do it for you.
You can use only icing sugar or you can top with more strawberry frosting and sliced strawberries.
Or you can frost the outside of your sponge cake with the leftover strawberry buttercream.
Store in the fridge for a few hours and then serve.
Quick Note
EGGS – Please use organic eggs. It is more expensive but the eggs are the biggest star inside of the cake.
Strawberry – For this recipe I used organic strawberries. It was on sale. You can use regular, fresh strawberries from any food store or local farmers market.
Flour – use all purpose, unbleached.
Baking powder – I used organic, no aluminum added.
Sugar – for this recipe I used regular white, sugar.
Butter – use organic if you can. Be sure it is unsalted and room temperature for this strawberry cake.
FINAL NOTE
I said this before and I will repeat: Sponge Cake for 6 inch baking pan is the recipe you must master in order to become 5 star baker.
Yes, this is the master recipe you must know like multiplication tables in math.
And if you do you can make happy birthday cakes, celebration cakes or the wedding cake.
Yes, learning how to make sponge cake is that powerful.
Add to that an easy strawberry buttercream frosting and you will become the 5 star baker.
And I know you are and you will be. So, enjoy and share baking recipe with the whole world.
Trust me at this point this world need cakes. Make it PINK so we can paint our future in the way it should be.
Happy and colorful!
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Easy Strawberry Cake Recipe - Pink Torte
Easy Strawberry Cake Recipe or Pink torte is made of easy sponge cake and the most amazing strawberry buttercream frosting.
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Ingredients
Sponge Cake
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup flour
Strawberry Buttercream Frosting
- 1 lbs strawberries (454 gr)
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 4 1/2 cups icing sugar (you can use less, it is your choice)
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 TBSP whip cream (optional)
Instructions
Making 6 inch Sponge Cake
Add 6 eggs and 1 cup sugar into the mixing bowl.
Mix until the mixture becomes thick, fluffy and triples in volume, for about 10 minutes.
From this moment you will be using the spatula.(no mixer)
Mix 1 cup of flour and baking powder.
Then sift 1/3 cup of flour over the beaten egg and sugar. Using a rubber spatula, work in circular pattern, going over and under. This is very important. Be sure the flour is incorporated into egg sugar mixture.
Repeat step above 2 more times
Divide the cake mixture among 3 bake pans (6 inch baking pans).
I used 2 cups of mixture for each pan.
Bake at 350 F for about 19 minutes or until done.
Use toothpick to test if cake is done. Insert the wooden toothpick near the center of the cake. If it comes out clean, the cake is done.
Cool the cake.
HOW TO MAKE STRAWBERRY BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
Core the strawberries to remove the white center.
Place cleaned strawberries in a food processor and pulse until smooth.
You will have about 1 and 1/4 cup of puree.
Then put the pureed through a sieve to remove the seed. You don’t need to do this step if you like seeds .(Weirdo! I am not judging you…)
Place strawberry puree in a small saucepan over a medium heat.
Bring mixture to a simmer, stirring often. Simmer for about 30 min or until the mixture is reduced to 1/3 of the original volume.
Place the reduced puree into the fridge to allow to cool.
Next Step:
Beat the butter. Be sure that there is no lumps.
Then add 2 1/2 cups of icing sugar and mix until butter and sugar are combined.
Add your strawberry puree, vanilla and salt.
Beat together until combined.
Then add 2 cups of icing sugar and mix well until well combined.
Add 1 TBSP of whip cream if needed and wanted.
And you have it, your homemade Strawberry Buttercream Frosting made from fresh strawberries.
Enjoy.
ASSEMBLY OF BEST SPONGE CAKE
Place your first layer of cake onto a platter.
Top with easy strawberry buttercream frosting.
Add second sponge cake.
Then add a layer of strawberry buttercream.
Finish with third layer of sponge cake.
Decorate as you wish or ask your friend to do it for you.
You can use only icing sugar or you can top with more strawberry frosting and sliced strawberries.
Or you can frost the outside of your sponge cake with the leftover strawberry buttercream.
Store in the fridge for a few hours and then serve.
Notes
EGGS – Please use organic eggs. It is more expensive but the eggs are the biggest star inside of the cake.
Strawberry – For this recipe I used organic strawberries. It was on sale. You can use regular, fresh strawberries from any food store or local farmers market.
Flour - use all purpose, unbleached.
Baking powder - I used organic, no aluminum added.
Sugar - for this recipe I used regular white, sugar.
Butter - use organic if you can. Be sure it is unsalted and room temperature for this strawberry cake.
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