SO many failed STRAWBERRY CAKE recipes led to the best version I've ever had

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If you’re looking for a strawberry cake that is bursting with fresh strawberry flavour, then this recipe is it! Super soft strawberry cake layers are sandwiched between a strawberry cream cheese buttercream and fresh strawberry filling - YUM!
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INGREDIENTS:
Strawberry Filling/Reduction
▢3 cups (600 g) fresh strawberries - hulled and halved
▢¾ cup (150 g) white granulated sugar - see note 5 on blog post if you have very sweet strawberries
▢1 tbsp lemon zest - about the zest of 1 lemon
▢¼ cup (60 g) fresh lemon juice
▢3 tbsp (22 g) cornstarch - also known as cornflour
▢2 tbsp water
Strawberry Cake
▢2⅓ cups (300 g) flour - regular all purpose (see note 1 on blog post if you want to use cake flour)
▢¼ cup (25 g) cornstarch - also known as cornflour
▢2½ tsp baking powder
▢½ tsp salt - omit if using salted butter
▢¼ cup (60 g) milk - room temperature
▢¾ cup (195 g) strawberry filling/reduction - made in the first step of this recipe
▢1 drop red gel food colouring - optional but recommended, see note 6
▢½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter - room temperature
▢½ cup (105 g) unflavoured vegetable oil - I use canola
▢1½ cups (300 g) white granulated sugar
▢6 large (225 g) egg whites - room temperature, size 7 eggs
▢3 tsps strawberry essence/extract
▢1½ tsp vanilla essence/extract
▢1 tsp white vinegar
Bake at 160 °C (320°F) with the fan on (convection mode) for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. If you don't have a fan function, increase the temp to 175°C (347°F).
Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
▢1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter - room temperature
▢4½ cups (570 g) icing sugar - also known as powdered sugar/confectioners sugar
▢1½ cups (335 g) cream cheese - cold, firm type not spreadable
▢¼ cup (65 g) strawberry filling/reduction - made in the first step of this recipe
▢2 tsp strawberry essence/extract
▢1 tsp vanilla essence/extract
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[@CakesbyMK]

I finally came up with a STRAWBERRY CAKE recipe and I hope you all love it just as much as I do!! Get the written recipe here: cakesbymk.com/recipe/soft-strawberry-cake/

[@dianemoody6915]

I love watching you make cakes. But I'm sorry I don't like strawberries.😊 But it looks delicious.❤❤❤❤

[@karihawkins602]

Can you not use grams I don’t understand grams use regular measurements

[@rallynesy8667]

I will definitely make this😍😍 Hi. Please make Tres Leches 🙏🤗

[@littlelady3895]

This also be done with Raspberry instead of Strawberry? Honestly I am looking to do a Raspberry, Lemon Cake. I tried on yrs ago, and I couldn't get my strawberry mixture thick enough. And it actually started leaking through the buttercream on the outside of the cake. It was good. But a Fail in construction of the cake. Which I figured out how to keep filling from leaking through. So just looking for a thicker raspberry mixture

[@skatingmom8146]

Hi MK, I just thought I would share that I followed your recipe exactly, but just with blackberries as opposed to strawberries. It turned out amazing. From my experience, this same recipe can work with any summer berry, and I'd also like to try it with raspberries sometime. Thanks very much! 🙂

[@sergioalvarado4898]

MK shouldn't just teach baking, she should teach teaching. What crystal clear instructions, with tips, hints and explanations behind certain techniques to help understand why doing it a particular way is so important.

[@mencot89]

yes! the way she give instructions and includes what we thought to ask is so good to watch. She's a natural teacher

[@corrinavelazquez5683]

Absolutely agree

[@favouriteeatsbyBushra]

This is the first (and only) cake recipe by MK that i've tried so far. And my oh my, it turned into one of the best cakes i have ever had, made for Eid and everyone loved it! I used strawberry emulco instead of extract since that was what i was able to find. I also used frozen strawberries (just took a bit longer to reduce). I still can't get over how delicious it was. I don't usually bake cakes much but i will definitely continue to bake your cakes for any special occasions. Excited to try more recipes ❤❤❤

[@admin-kun1995]

Please make Black Forest Cake next.

[@shelleyoxenhorn833]

😊oh yes, please do

[@janinelool6955]

Ask it instead of demanding maybe?

[@fatimayahaya8512]

Yesss please ❤

[@AA-ud5eb]

Yes please

[@marinapowell8903]

you forgot to add a please on the end

[@s6r231]

I made this last night and it is just devine! So light and fluffy and packed full of strawberry flavour. Everyone at work loved it. I’d been wanting to make it ever since you posted it and strawberries are finally at a reasonable price in NZ so here I am.

[@shanajohnson385]

Hello did you have to strain the seeds out?

[@divineawak2107]

My cake game has improved so well because of you 😊❤️ thank you so much for all tutorials and your hardwork ❤️❤️❤️

[@anderson8601]

The creativity in amping up the flavour is much appreciated. I like this recipe as a nice change from the usual vanilla or chocolate cakes.

[@skatingmom8146]

This is beautiful! Your icing techniques with the strawberry jam in the middle provides great structure. Thank you, and I can't wait to try it! 🍰

[@arunadsouza3926]

This is the best strawberry cake recipe I have come across, thank you soo much for Sharing ❤

[@belizeanfilife]

Been waiting patiently for a strawberry cake recipe from you. Thank you.

[@carmelasortino8979]

Your videos are wonderful. Thank you for your indepth explanations. I had given up on strawberry cake but you've inspired me to try again. Thanks.

[@CakesbyMK]

Thank you so much! :) Hope this recipe works out for you :D

[@tenetarobertson9822]

You did a nice job and the cake looks extremely moist and full of flavor! Thanks for sharing😊

[@Yung_Y2]

This looks sooooooo amazing MK can’t wait to try it

[@y.mma09]

I don't know how but you always come at the perfect moment, I wanted to make a strawberry cake so baddd, tysmmm❤❤❤

[@adamwinters448]

Lol who can hate you when you are this amazing mk . These cakes are a showstopper for my family and friends

[@germainegyeo]

Hey MK! Thanks for sharing all your cake recipes! How do you usually go about changing the size of the cake pans and how should we change the quantity of the ingredients? For example, 4” vs 6” vs 8”? I normally do 3/4 layers of cake sponge.

[@carolineandrews7231]

Thanks for sharing this. You explain so so well, and give measurements in two ways, You are a natural teacher :) And also neat to see you using a spatula to scrape out exact measurement, and save waste, so a role model for others on KZbin. Thanks again

[@lynnsieG]

Your Recipies are a work of art👌..Thank you so much..cant wait to try this recipe

[@ashellyespinoza4632]

So excited to try this recipe out! ❤ *edit* tried the recipe out! The best strawberry cake I ever had. I’ve been on the search for a good strawberry recipe for a while and I’m so glad you made this one! It will be my go to recipe 💗🍓

[@cakebliss6535]

Great recipie. I an a Caker as business for 10 years and I find you content so creation el and helpful!! Keep up the good work God bless you.

[@TlangiBaloyi]

I can smell the cakes from the screen 😀!! This looks delicious MK, definitely going to try it 🤍.

[@afsheenfatima559]

Thank you so much for this recipe. I was really looking for this recipe.

[@kkburr1044]

Looks delicious as always😊 would love to see you do a pina colada cake😋

[@isha_parbhoo]

Thank u do much . I've looked everywhere for this recipe ❤️

[@alushinmachete4085]

Thank you so much for recipe❤ will definitely try it

[@cdiballa1]

That looks soooo yummy!! Thank you for sharing your recipes! Can’t wait to make this one!

[@laurayap4196]

I made this cake yesterday for my daughter's birthday. Everyone likes it. Thanks from Singapore

[@abdulahmed-hg9cx]

This looks really nice and delicious strawberry 🍓 cake 😋

[@abdulahmed-hg9cx]

The cake looks so cute and delicious ma shaa Allah and I like the strawberry on top of the cake. Looks really good alhamdullah ma shaa Allah

[@HillcrestVBS]

This is an extraordinary cake! Moist and delicious all the way through, but the biters with filling are divine. I always exceed the time commitment stated in recipe by hours! Fortunately I’m not in a race, and one taste of this one justifies the time spent. Love your recipes and your easy to follow instructions. Thank you for the time you spend in creating cakes AND VIDEOS.

[@hibabadreddine]

Ok, I finally tried this recipe and it was a HIT! ❤ yum. Thankyou!

[@abidingonthestraightandnar5330]

Honestly she is soo adorable the cake is amazing! 💞💞

[@jananiselvarajah5196]

Amazing cake. Thank you. Strawberries are in season . I made this cake for my charity fair.

[@hajirsuliman6976]

I made this a couple of days ago for my daughter's birthday. It was AMAZING!!!!!

[@SaPiBon]

That cake was everything ❤ I made it for my coworkers. It was gone in less than 30 minutes. Thank you sharing ❤

[@mulamikatembo8587]

Yummy 😋, please do lemon poppy seed next☺️

[@cassiepereira4249]

Woww i hv been in love to find a strawberry cake that actually uses strawberry in the batter... I love ur reciepes ❤ Request you MK to please upload a Reverse creaming method of Vanilla cake please ❤❤❤

[@aileengregas910]

Yes, finally my suggestions became a reality.thank you for this💗

[@KennethTookesII]

Terrific recipe & presentation of your strawberry cake, MK!! ❤❤🫶🏽🫶🏽🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@angelabarnes6410]

Thank you so much for this recipe. I made this for my family twice and they loved it. It is actually the best strawberry cake I have ever tasted. And I get the pleasure of saying I made it from scratch🥰🥰🥰

[@carlamoore2710]

The minute I got the notification that you were doing a strawberry cake. I clicked it before even watching the video. Because your cake and the way that you approach baking is absolutely AWESOME!!

[@CakesbyMK]

Thanks so so much Carla! That really means a lot :)

[@user-xt5io3xz8g]

Thank youuu!!!! I’ve been waiting for this ❤️❤️❤️

[@tammiemartinez6485]

There's another way to get that strawberry flavor into the sponge without using an extract. If you take a cup of strawberry puree (which is about 1lbs of hauled strawberries) then reduce it down to to 1/2 cup that'll get it in there. The reduced puree will look like a paste. This is something you can do the day before because it does need to be room temp to incorporate with the rest of the ingredients. The recipe I follow comes from a creator I've followed before I came on to YT. She once had her own shop. I'm telling you. That cake taste like you're eating a strawberry shake 😋 Because some strawberries aren't red enough (though the paste is pretty red, lol) the only thing you'll have to add, only if you want to, is a little bit of red dye. Not trying to take anything from your recipe. Just wanted to share another way...

[@mealprep4weightloss078]

Mk, you are awesome ❤❤❤❤ Thank you❤❤❤ I wanted this recipe so bad!

[@monagopaltangirala6681]

Thank u soooo much dear MK, love from Hyderabad, India

[@cherylsutherland9464]

Thankyou MK for your amazing strawberry cake recipe ... you are amazing baker .. and a beautiful person .. ❤ from Australia 🇦🇺

[@CakesbyMK]

Thank you so much for your kind words Cheryl, it really means a lot :) much love from NZ to Australia!

[@73fi55]

Will definitely try this!

[@sparklewhite2166]

I absolutely love your videos.

[@yddot1526]

Thank goodness I found your channel. Thanks for sharing your recipe 😊

[@yxnnaa]

I'm gonna make this, I love strawberry cake!! ❤️

[@neliaphiri1078]

Wowww super I waited for this finally 💃🏽thanks MK

[@abeeribrahim1088]

Looks delicious 😋

[@feliciapadilla6448]

Thank you for all your great recipes

[@ronellepienaar9197]

Mmm my favorite baker MK this will be bake in the summer thanks for sharing hun ❤

[@boutiquelarose4597]

You are amazing thank you so much

[@amateurepicurean8168]

Thank you for making such clear and concise video demonstrations of the recipes you develop. It must be a ton of work, but clearly a labour of love. I do have one question, I presume this method would be successful with any berry and I'm wondering if you agree. Thanks

[@CakesbyMK]

Thank you so so much for your wonderful feedback and for all the support :D and I haven't tried it with any other berry myself but I imagine it would be fine to do so! You would probably just need to adjust the sweetness in the initial filling/reduction as you'll probably use different amounts of sugar based on the type of berry, and then everything else would just be the same :D

[@sweetdeb100]

MK, I love your baking videos. Your recipes are awesome. I have made so many of your cakes. Thank you for sharing your knowledge of baking with us. I have been looking for a Chantilly cake recipe. I have found several, but they look dry. If anyone could come up with a most and tender Chantilly cake recipe I know it's you. My family and I would be so thankful. God bless.

[@EvangelineWalker]

Hi MK, to say that your recipes are amazing and your cakes are delicious would be an absolute understatement!! I would really like to bake this cake for a smaller celebration in a 6" cake tin. How do I scale up your recipes for different tins and work out the cooking time please? Thank you :-)

[@beep-beepwatermelon4203]

That looks scrumptious

[@virginiaportillo1729]

I just love this recipe 🥰 my husband loves strawberry cake and I was waiting for something like this! 🍓🍓🍓🤗❤️

[@mollym2099]

You are very good MK. Thank you ❤

[@azraehsan6664]

MashaAllah your baking videos along with your tips r so so good

[@vemberyte]

You make me wanna bakemore cakes they look so yummy

[@maricelmontes9906]

Thank you for this recipe chief

[@user-gu5kt7xw7k]

Lovely recipe. Please do tiramisu cake next❤

[@nafizanasarullah8882]

Assalamu Alaikum. Please do give us more recipes! Your all recipes are a big hit! Thank you

[@denisecunningham5475]

I think I want to make this cake for my birthday 🥳🥳🥳🥳! Thanks for sharing your videos

[@saritaali1435]

This is by far the best strawberry cake I have ever come across

[@CakesbyMK]

Aww thank you!! :D

[@malaortografia]

Que delicioso se ve tu pastel. Totalmente diferente a la pastelería que acostumbramos por mi país. Saludos desde Mérida Yucatán México.😊

[@FikrijeZeka]

I really love your recipes. Can you make a black forest cake too! 😊

[@CakesbyMK]

Thanks so much! :) Hope to share a black forest cake soon :)

[@imaniachieng5678]

I LOVE YOU ! EVERY RECIPE IS LITERALLY NO FAIL WDYEM😢❤ AMAZING!!!! MK

[@deshannsears5392]

Looks delicious

[@lisatiberi7448]

Thank you, MK. I know it's not widely available, but my Trader Joe's grocery store has freeze-dried strawberries. I blend them up into a powder. I add the strawberry powder and strawberry jam to my frosting for a completely natural strawberry taste. The freeze-dried strawberries also give a big punch of pink color.

[@CakesbyMK]

That sounds delicious! I'll have to try it sometime :D we do get freeze dried strawberries here in NZ but they're quite expensive unfortunately so not as accessible :(

[@victoriadark7]

Looks delicious.

[@jeemoney2424]

I made the strawberry reduction tonight!! It was so good!! I’m in the USA and we typically don’t go by grams, etc but I did using my scale. I can’t wait to start the cake and frosting tomorrow!!

[@douglaspickering7403]

Thanks dear, for I have tried a few of ur cakes. Really very good.

[@blitzzfyre]

this looks incredible

[@CakesbyMK]

Thanks bro!!

[@0210fnunez]

That looks yummy as always regards. ❤

[@cookingwithmimmo]

WOW this cake look so yummy

[@probablynotsoup]

For the strawberry goo, I prefer to use arrowroot instead of cornstarch because cornstarch has a really distinctive taste I can't help noticing; arrowroot works really well with fruits so it'd be ideal here (but not so well with dairy so I do still use cornstarch for that). You need to use 1/3 of the amount of arrowroot vs cornstarch to thicken it the same amount (so if the recipe needs 3 tsp of cornstarch you'd only use 1 of arrowroot), but it's prepped the same way; make a slurry of one part powder and two parts cool water before adding to the mix. 🎉 Gorgeous and delicious cake as always!

[@mencot89]

thank you for the tip

[@shanchitanipa9554]

Your cake recipe really amazing ❤

[@samanthaanastatia3100]

You are AMAZING!!!

[@CakesbyMK]

Aww you are just as amazing Samantha!! :)

[@shinkeikendaichi1038]

That is perfection! 🤩🔥🚀

[@gisselleramos2120]

what's you opinion on emulsion instead of extract? would that be the same measurements?

[@mahiyayeasmin6464]

Looking yummy

[@andersonsprairieviewfarm2552]

Awesome ! And couple toasted buttery layers of gramcracker in there somewhere 😋

[@ebelechukwuokafor6075]

Thanks Mk for always coming up with the perfect recipe.Can strawberry jam be substituted for the homemade strawberry jam used for the batter and the filling?

[@CakesbyMK]

You're so welcome! :) And hmmm yes you could probably do that! Only difference is that the lemon juice adds a little extra tartness to the filling/reduction whereas store bought strawberry jam is usually not as tart. You could probably just add a little lemon juice to a store bought strawberry jam and that should do the trick :D

[@ebelechukwuokafor6075]

@@CakesbyMK That's really helpful, thank you!

[@lenapawlek7295]

Mhhhhhmmmmm it looks delicious!!!

[@quadriccatidwell7398]

I absolutely LOVE your videos!!!!!

[@noushinmunir1875]

Nice recipe

[@kimgrant1983]

hi MK...quick question...what brand off strawberry extract do you use please?

[@myJesusfilledshishilife95]

may God give me my own home,so i can make stuff like this at my will, i only get to do this outside were i live and its quite restrictive, its soothing to watch her bake but at the time there's an ache wishing for that.....

[@julialucas1482]

Amazing. I will be keeping this recipe. I have one question. What does the vinegar do?

[@CakesbyMK]

Awesome! Hope you enjoy the recipe :) and check out this video where I talk more about why I use vinegar :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKXGg6efmKypacU

[@Mairiain]

Wow, your lemons look almost orange! Beautiful!

[@CakesbyMK]

Haha yeah someone else said that too! Funny thing is today I thought I had run out of lemons and mistakenly took my last lemon for an orange too!

[@AuroraHolidays]

I was going to ask, if we should use lemon like you say or orange we can see on the video 😅 Was that really a lemon 😮

[@ritanissan3408]

Thank you for the recipe please do one in hazelnuts or pistachios 🙏🏼

[@hibabadreddine]

Ok, I gotta try this! Yum❤

[@nitachilanga3507]

Made this cake today ......its yummy...ur the best gal

[@rufinandongo5518]

Watching from Cameroon 🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲, West Africa ❤❤❤❤

[@sandhiyakarish]

Waiting for your Cheese Cake Recipe ❤

[@ashellyespinoza4632]

A pumpkin flavor next pleaseee 💗