This multi layered Strawberry Shortcake Cake is made with a simple yellow cake, filled with cream cheese whipped topping, and topped with fresh strawberries that are sweet and perfectly ripe. This cake is very easy to make and a perfect cake for the summer!
Okay, I know what you’re thinking. You’re so happy I made this recipe for you just in time for the summer, right? Although this isn’t the Strawberry Shortcake with the biscuit that we all enjoy, it is still satisfying and a refreshing dessert for the summer. This Strawberry Shortcake Cake is crazy easy to make and a perfect dessert recipe for beginners who want to make a good impression.
Shortcake v. Biscuit
Deciding which is better between the shortcake versus the biscuit really is going to be based on personal preference. The Shortcake Cake is a simple yellow cake recipe that is made with a few simple and basic baking ingredients such as:
- Flour
- Butter
- Sugar
- Milk
- Vanilla Extract
- Milk
Making this cake recipe is incredibly easy. You are going to follow the instructions and go through making a cake as you normally would. A newly discovered technique that takes this cake to the moon and back is adding warm milk. That’s a new technique to me! I promise I will be adding warm milk to my cakes from now on. I feel that it makes the cake extra moist and buttery. Out of the three times, I have made this cake, it has come out the same way each and every time. I’m anxious to hear what you guys think about it. Once the cake is baked and cooled, you will have a soft and moist yellow cake that melts in your mouth.
The biscuit on the other hand is a soft and buttery dense cut of bread that goes along perfectly with the whipped cream and fresh strawberries. It’s soft in a unique way but different from the cake. So with that being said I only have one question
Are you #teambiscuit or #shortcakecake?
Enjoying this Strawberry Shortcake Cake
What I love about this Strawberry Shortcake Cake recipe is how you get an even serving of all the ingredients in this recipe. Unlike traditional Strawberry Shortcake, sometimes I run out of strawberries before I’m done with the cream and sometimes I’m out of the cream before I’m out of the biscuit. Making this Strawberry Shortcake Cake recipe gives me the satisfaction of enjoying every ingredient in every bite.
This recipe is partially adapted from “A Passion for Baking” by Marcy Goldman
If you like strawberry recipes like this one, you love these:
- Easy Strawberry Crumble
- Strawberry Shortcake
- Po Man’s Strawberry Shortcake
- Peach and Strawberry Shortcake
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The Best Strawberry Shortcake Cake Recipe
- Total Time: 40 mins
- Yield: 8–10 1x
Description
The is the Best Strawberry Shortcake Cake Recipe that your summer will ever see! The cake is moist and buttery and topped with a delicious strawberry topping!
Ingredients
- 1 c. unsalted butter, softened
- 2 c. sugar, finely pulverized
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 3 tsp. Pure vanilla extract
- 3 c. all-purpose flour
- 4 tsp. Baking powder
- ½ tsp. Salt
- 2 c. warm milk
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 2 ½ cups. Heavy whipping cream
- ½ tbsp. Vanilla extract
- ¾ c. powdered sugar
- 1-pint strawberries, sliced
- 11.75 oz. Strawberry Topping, jar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 Degrees. Spray two 9-inch round cake pans and line the bottom of the pans with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Using a food processor, add the sugar, and pulse for 1-2 minutes. Set Aside.
- Using a handheld mixer or standing mixer, add the butter and sugar until light and fluffy in a mixing bowl. Add the eggs and add vanilla extract and blend well. In a separate medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt. Begin to add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture while interchangeably adding the warm milk until all ingredients are combined. Use a rubber spatula to scrape the sides of the bowl to continue mixing.
- Pour the batter evenly into the two separate round cake prepared pans. Smooth the tops of the cake with a rubber spatula. Bake in the oven on middle rack for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted and comes out clean. Once the cakes are finished baking allow to cool completely.
- In a separate large bowl, mix the cream cheese until creamy with a standing mixer on slow to medium speed. Slowly add the heavy whipping ensuring lumps are being worked out. Increase the speed to medium and add the vanilla extract. Add the powdered sugar slowly ½ cups at a time. Once all the powdered sugar and heavy cream has been added, increase speed and beat the whipping cream until stiff peaks form.
- Place one of the cool cakes on the serving plate for the cake. Spread half of the strawberry topping on the cake and spread evening using a spoon. Sprinkle half of the sliced strawberries on top of the cake as well. Carefully spread half of the whipped topping on the cake. Repeat the process using the other round cake layer. Top the cake with extra fresh sliced strawberries if you have them. Keep in cool location until ready to serve.
- NOTE: You can use a 9X13 rectangular baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes. Once the cake has cooled, pour the entire jar of strawberry topping on the cake, add some strawberry slices, spread the whipped cream on top, and add more strawberry slices.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
WOW those strawberries are calling to me! They look so perfect and juicy. Vanilla cake with strawberry is a combination I will never get tired of!
Thank you Natalie.
Strawberry Shortcake is such a light and airy dessert. Your recipe was everything we expected! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much!
This is just the ultimate summer dessert. I buy strawberries every week at the farmer’s market and love having new recipes to use them for.
OMG! This looks so delicious and easy, can’t wait to try it!
Beautiful strawberry shortcake! This is the perfect summer dessert that everyone should try this summer. Thanks
This strawberry cake looks so soft and fluffy, my husband would LOVE it. Those strawberries are also drawing me in, I can’t wait to make this dish!
Strawberries and cream means summer for me and this shortcake cake recipe looks so good. A perfect summer cake that I am definitely going to try!
Strawberry shortcake is one of the best and light dessert to try. This looks amazingly delicious. Thanks for sharing
Wow! Such an easy, beautiful rendition of a classic dessert. Makes the most out of this season’s strawberries
Love this recipe!!
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Awesome Eveliina!