15 to 20 servings
YouTube instructional video is at the bottom.
Update 11/12/2022- If you cannot find the strawberry Creme instant pudding, it can be completely omitted from the recipe.
What You’ll need
3 cups of Sifted Cake Flour or All Purpose flour
3 Cups Sugar
3 Sticks Unsalted Butter (Softened and at Room Temp)
5 Large Eggs (Room Tempe)
16oz Case Fresh Strawberries
1 Large Lemon (Room Temp)
2 Teaspoons of Strawberry Extract
1 to 2 Tablespoons of Strawberry Creme instant pudding
1/2 Cup of Heavy Cream (Room Temp)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon of Gel paste red food coloring
Bakers Joy Non-stick baking spray
For the Cake Glaze
Whole milk (Warm) or heavy cream
Confectioners’ Sugar
Tools you’ll need
Hand or stand mixer
Tube pan or Bundt pan
Cake sifter
Mesh Strainer
Making your Strawberry Sauce and Strawberry Puree
Step 1- Cut the stems off of each strawberry using a sharp knife and place strawberries in strainer and rinse thoroughly with cold water.
Step 2- Place Strawberries in freezer for 10 hours. Best to do this step overnight.
Step 3- Let strawberries thaw. This can take up to 4 to 6 hours. You can also thaw them in the microwave on defrost setting. 10 to 15 minutes.
Step 4- Place thawed strawberries in food processor. Blend for 3 minutes.
Preheat fire on medium sized pot to medium high heat.
Step 5- Add Pureed Strawberries into pot. Add 1/2 Cup Sugar and squeeze 1/2 of a Lemon. Stir ingredients together. Let simmer for 8 to 10 minutes.
Step 6- Using a mesh strainer. Strain strawberry sauce into a small bowl. Once all of strawberry sauce has completely drained you will be left with the Strawberry puree. Transfer puree into a separate bowl. Place both Strawberry puree and sauce into fridge for 30 minutes.
Preparation of ingredients
Step 7- Sift 3 Cups All-Purpose Flour in a large bowl. Add 1 teaspoon of baking powder and 1 to 2 Tablespoons of Strawberry Creme Instant Pudding and stir. Set aside to alternate with Strawberry Cream mixture.
Step 8- Add 3 Sticks of butter (Softened and at Room temp) and 3 cups of sugar into stand mixer bowl. Mix on high speed for 6 to 8 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl.
Note- If you are using a hand mixer It could take much longer to cream the ingredients. Also, at sometime during that 8 minutes stop your mixer and scrape down the sides of your bowl.
Step 9- Add 5 Large Eggs (Room temp) one at a time while mixing on a medium speed. Scrape down sides of bowl.
Step 10- Add 2 teaspoons of strawberry extract and mix until combined.
Step 11- In a small to medium sized bowl, add 1/2 Cup of heavy whipping cream (At room temperature), 1/4 Cup of Strawberry Sauce, 1/4 Cup of Strawberry puree and 1 teaspoon of gel paste red food coloring. Stir until combined. Note- You will alternate this strawberry cream mixture with your All-purpose flour mixture.
Grease Tube pan or Bundt pan with nonstick baking spray
Preheat Oven to 325-Degrees
Step 12- Add the Strawberry cream mixture and the All-purpose flour into 3 separate intervals. Add an amount of the Strawberry cream mixture (1/2 Cup) and the All-purpose flour (1 Cup) and mix until combined. Next add 1/4 Cup of Strawberry Creme mixture and 1 Cup of All Purpose flour Repeat this step 1 more time until all of the Strawberry creme mixture and All-purpose flour are added.
Step 13- Add Cake batter into tube pan or bundt pan. Once done, take the back of a spoon and spread the batter out as evenly as possible.
Step 14- Place cake into preheated 325-degree oven and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes
Step 15- Let cake cool for 3 to 5 hours hour before flipping.
Toothpick test– Insert a toothpick inside the cake and it should come out clean
IF the toothpick does not come out clean bake for an additional 5 to 10 minutes.
Making the Glaze
Step 16- In a small bowl Add 1 1/4 Cup of Confectioners’ Sugar, 3 Tablespoons of Melted Unsalted butter, 3 Tablespoons of warm whole milk, and 1/2 teaspoon of Strawberry Extract. 1 tablespoon of strawberry sauce and 1/4 teaspoon of Gel paste red food coloring. Mix until well combined. Mixture should be slightly runny and creamy with no visible lumps.
Serve and enjoy
YouTube instructional video
