Strawberry Marble Cake

By Junia Sonier
@Juniabug63

I love strawberries and I love cake so I decided to make this. I made this cake for my birthday. It came out great and everyone in the house loved it.

Rating:

★★★★★ 2 votes

Comments:

17 Comments

Serves:

8-10

Prep:

30 Min

Cook:

1 Hr

Method:

Bake

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Notes from the Test Kitchen:
They say all good things come to those who wait... this cake recipe has a few steps and the outcome is beautiful and delicious. The cake itself is moist, fluffy and rich with strawberry flavor marbled in. Junia's cream cheese frosting is creamy with a hint of strawberry flavor and amazing. Not only tasty, this cake is beautiful when you cut a slice and the marble effect appears. Perfect for any special occasion.

Ingredients

6-10: strawberries, fresh
2 c: all-purpose flour
1 tsp: baking soda
1/4 tsp: salt
1 c: butter, softened
2 c: granulated sugar
4: eggs, separated
1 tsp: pure vanilla extract
1 c: buttermilk
1 oz: red food coloring
8 oz: cream cheese
1/2 c: butter softened
4 c: confectioners' sugar
1/2 tsp: pure vanilla extract
2 tsp: strawberry extract
3 Tbsp: milk
1-3: red food coloring drops (optional)

How to Make Strawberry Marble Cake

Step-by-Step

1For the cake, preheat oven to 350°F.
2Line bottoms of 3 8-inch pans with paper. Grease and flour sides.
3Puree strawberries and set aside.
4Mix flour, baking soda, and salt set aside.
5Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
6Add flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk, beating until well blended after each addition.
7Beat egg whites in another large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until peaks form.
8Gently stir into batter. Pour half of batter in a medium bowl and set aside.
9Add food coloring and pureed strawberries to the other half and mix well.
10Pour evenly into prepared pans alternating between red and white in each pan, making sure to have an even amount in each pan.
11Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into centers come out clean. Immediately run spatula between cakes and sides of pans.
12Cool 15 minutes; remove cakes from pans. Remove paper. Cool completely on wire racks.
13For the frosting, mix cream cheese, butter, confectioners sugar, strawberry extract, vanilla, and milk together.
14Add 1-3 drops of food coloring for color (optional). Let sit for 15-30 minutes.
15After cake has cooled, frost bottom layer.
16Place the second layer on top and frost.
17Place top layer and frost top and sides covering any trace of cake. Decorate top with strawberries if desired.