I made this for Ainsley's first birthday. Cecily thought a strawberry cake would be perfect (since she is the biggest strawberry fan ever!). Yes, I realize the cake looks hideous, but I am a terrible cake decorator. It tasted great, though! I got this recipe off of Allrecipes.com. I have been finding some great recipes from that site recently. I used a homemade strawberry filling and cream cheese frosting. **One change I made to the recipe: I whipped the egg whites to peaks and folded them in at the end.
INGREDIENTS:
2 C white sugar
1 (3 oz) pkg strawberry flavored gelatin
1 C butter, softened
4 eggs
2 3/4 C sifted cake flour
2 1/2 t baking powder
1 C whole milk, room temperature
1 T vanilla extract (I actually used almond extract for a twist)
1/2 C strawberry puree made from frozen sweetened strawberries (I didn't use sweetened strawberries, and the cake was still plenty sweet)
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 9-inch round cake pans (I like to use parchment paper on the bottom to ensure it doesn't stick).
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and dry strawberry gelatin until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each (see egg note above). Combine the flour and baking powder; stir into the batter alternately with the milk. Blend in the vanilla and strawberry puree. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
Bake for 25-30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a small knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow cakes to cool in their pans over a wire rack for at least 10 minutes, before tapping out to cool completely.
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