Strawberry Shortcake Cake

Name: Strawberry Shortcake Cake
Ingredients: 3 large eggs, at room temperature; 2 large egg yolks, at room temperature; ½ cup [120 g] Crème Fraîche or sour cream, at room temperature; ½ cup [120 g] Crème Fraîche or sour cream, at room temperature; ½ cup [120 g] whole milk, at room temperature; 2 cups [284 g] all-purpose flour; ¾ teaspoon baking powder; ¾ teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup [2 sticks or 227 g] unsalted butter, cut into 1 in [2.5 cm] pieces, at room temperature; 8 oz [226 g] cream cheese, at room temperature; 1 cup [200 g] granulated sugar; ¼ teaspoon salt; 2 cups [480 g] heavy cream; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 2 lb [900 g] strawberries, give or take, chopped or sliced as desired

Preparation info

Makes •
24
large squares

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

100 Afternoon Sweets

By Sarah Kieffer

Published 2024

About

I’ve been making this cake for over a decade now, and it is always a crowd favorite. There is something about the sweet, dense, yellow cake layer, cream cheese–whipped cream, and fresh berries that hits the spot on a warm summer day. My father-in-law shares his birthday with the Fourth of July, and this is his request every year for a birthday cake.

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Cake
Dessert
Vegetarian
July

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