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Strawberry Cake Made With Fresh Milled Flour

5 from 2 votes
This strawberry cake made with fresh milled flour delivers a soft, moist crumb! This cake is made with real strawberries and no dyes or jello. And the homemade strawberry buttercream? It drives the flavor home.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings: 1 9-inch 2 layer round cake or 1 9x13 or 24 cupcakes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 336 grams fresh milled soft white wheat flour (approx. 3 1/2 cups)
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 170 grams butter, melted (3/4 cup)
  • 350 grams sugar (1 3/4 cups)
  • 4 large eggs, room temperature
  • 357 grams strawberries, lightly pureed (1 1/2 cups)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 tsp strawberry extract
Strawberry Buttercream With Freeze Dried Strawberries
  • 339 grams butter, softened (1 1/2 cups)
  • 375 grams powdered sugar (3 cups)
  • 120 grams heavy cream, room temperature (1/2 cups)
  • 16 grams freeze dried strawberry powder (approx. 1 cup of freeze dried strawberries before grinding)
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

Method
 

For Cake
  1. Preheat oven to 350F and grease and line your cake pan(s) and set aside.
  2. In a large mixing bowl whisk together the melted butter, sugar, eggs, strawberry puree, vanilla extract, and strawberry extract until well combined.
  3. In a separate mixing bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together and fold into the wet ingredients until the batter comes together.
  4. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan(s). Spread it even if it needs to be.
  5. Bake at 350F
    9x13: 35-40 minutes
    2 - 9 inch round pans: 28-32 minutes
    Cupcakes: 14-17 minutes
    Or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean. (There may be a couple crumbs.)
    *Bake time may vary with different pans and ovens. I personally use stainless steel pans.
  6. Cool cake in pans for 10 minutes, then remove from pans onto a cooling rack to cool completely before frosting.
To Make Frosting
  1. In the bowl of a stand mixer add butter, powdered sugar, heavy cream, strawberry powder, and vanilla extract.
  2. Using a paddle attachment, mix on low until ingredients are combined and not flying out of the bowl. Then turn up to medium-high and beat for 10 minutes. Stop half way and scrape down the bowl.
  3. Then beat on the lowest speed for 1 minute to remove large air bubbles.
  4. Frost cake and enjoy!