Description
A soft and tender cake perfect for celebrations, topped with cream cheese frosting and fresh strawberries.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1.5 cups sugar
- 0.5 cups unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup whole milk
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Red food coloring (to achieve desired color)
- Cream cheese frosting
- Fresh strawberries (for decoration)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and grease two 8-inch pans. Line the bottoms with parchment paper.
- Mix dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, sugar) in one bowl.
- Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then add eggs one at a time.
- Fold in dry ingredients alternately with milk until smooth.
- Pour evenly into pans and bake until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let the cakes cool before frosting.
- For frosting, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth, then add powdered sugar and vanilla.
- Spread frosting between cake layers and on the top and sides of the cake.
- Decorate with whole strawberries and let the cake set before serving.
Notes
For a milder color, add red coloring gradually. You can use pre-made cream cheese frosting for convenience.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
Keywords: cake, dessert, Valentine's Day, cream cheese frosting, family recipe