Strawberries and Cream Cake

4/1/18

Strawberries and Cream Cake has layers of white cake with strawberries and whipped cream for a totally heavenly spring and summer dessert recipe. It doesn’t get any more simple and perfect than this for a Memorial Day or 4th of July cake recipe to serve for those holidays or any summertime celebration, which is why it’s one of the best picnic desserts. And if you are making this cake for someone with celiac disease or a gluten allergy, check out this Gluten Free Strawberries and Cream Cake recipe.

How to Make Strawberry and Cream Cake

Classic white cake, homemade whipped cream, and fresh strawberries come together in one of the most classic dessert combinations of all time. While you can use any cake recipe you like, or even a box cake mix, the white buttermilk cake in this recipe is the perfect color flavor, and texture for the strawberry and cream combinations. But I will say that making freshly whipped cream is a must.

Strawberries and Cream Cake has always been a special cake recipe in my family, and the actual one you see in these photos is extra-special. My grandpa had just turned 85. This man truly loves this country.  One of my favorite memories of him is when he said the blessing at my wedding reception.

He gave the usual, “May God bring much joy and happiness to the bride and groom and may they have a long, wonderful life together, and bless the food we are about to eat, blah blah blah.”  It was nice and all, but the best part was at the end, he didn’t know how to wrap it up, so he just blurts out, “And God Bless America!”  Now anytime we say grace together as a family, that is usually how we end our prayer.

This was both his and my grandma’s favorite cake, and I have often made it for his birthday, since it falls in June, right during strawberry season.  I made it for grandma sometimes, too, but her birthday was in January – which is not prime time for berries everywhere, but I know on the East Coast we can usually find some Florida strawberries in January, which is the prime of their season.

How Do You Make Strawberries and Cream Cake?

• In the recipe below, you’ll see that I provide an easy from-scratch cake recipe, which is this delicious White on White Buttermilk Cake from Bakespace that I had also used for this Yankees Pinstripe Cake. It’s the basic creaming of butter and sugar, then alternately adding dry ingredients before pouring into pans and baking. But this one uses buttermilk which makes it tender and with a flavor that pairs perfectly with the richness of the whipped cream.
• If you don’t have buttermilk, you can use 1 1/2 tablespoons of vinegar plus enough milk to equal one cup, or a cup of milk with half a cup of Greek yogurt.
• As a kid, I used just a white cake mix, which is totally fine too.
• But always use fresh strawberries and whipped cream.
• Toss the strawberries in a teaspoon or two of sugar and let them sit so the juices release.
• Put the bowl that you’ll use for whipping the cream in the freezer for a few minutes and use very cold heavy cream to help it whip better. Try to whip it just before you are going to assemble the cake.
• You can serve the cake right away, but I recommend making it a few hours in advance or the night before so that the cake gets super moist from absorbing some of the moisture from the whipped cream.
• However, I wouldn’t recommend storing leftovers for more than a day or so. It tastes best when fairly fresh.

Not that you’ll have too many leftovers. I’ll tell you, I made two cakes, and at the end of the party, this is all that was left.

Since you have berries on the brain, you may want to know…

What can I make with strawberries?

• Strawberry Shortcake Trifle takes traditional strawberry shortcake and turns it into a layered dessert perfect for a party.
• Strawberry Cheesecake French Toast Roll-Ups will have the kids running to the table for breakfast.
• Strawberry Chocolate Chip Greek Yogurt Cheesecake is a decadent but healthy way to enjoy delicious cheesecake flavors in a fun way.
• Basil Balsamic Strawberries and Whipped Feta Grilled Cheese gives a sweet and savory and super creamy spin to classic grilled cheese.
• And here are over 30 Strawberry Desserts and 20 Savory Strawberry Recipes.

My friends also have some amazing strawberry treats. Brownie Strawberry Shortcake from Real Housemoms adds a chocolaty twist to the original. Strawberry Salsa with Pie Crust Chips from Crazy for Crust is going to be a hit at your next party. And if you don’t want to make a big cake, you can make Homemade Strawberry Cupcakes from Grandbaby Cakes.

So Happy Forever Birthdays Grandpa and GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

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