Strawberry and Vanilla Cake. A soft and moist cake bursting with delicious strawberry and vanilla flavors. It tastes out of this world! This is a wonderful cake, fun to make and of course delicious too!

Strawberry and Vanilla Cake. A soft and moist cake bursting with delicious strawberry and vanilla flavors. It tastes out of this world!

For this lovely recipe, I've used a basic marble cake recipe idea in order to get the two-tone effect you see in the cake, of vanilla and strawberry marbled.

I wanted to create a cake that would taste just like strawberries and cream and one which would look pretty, but not overly fancy and fussy. With every bite, you get a taste of vanilla milkiness, combined with juicy, sweet strawberries.

The fresh whipped cream frosting in the middle layer and on the outside of the cake adds to a wonderful creaminess and when all combined in your mouth, well... it really is just so delicious! The texture of the cake is soft and fluffy, and of course it is nice and moist, you know I hate a dry cake!

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This strawberry and vanilla cake is an easy recipe, and you could, if you wanted to, make a nice fancy frosting by piping decorations all over, or just do as I have done by keeping it simple and easy and still, in my opinion, a stunning looking cake.

This is a lovely cake for a birthday party or to take along to a celebration, potluck, BBQ or a gathering. If you're cooking for a crowd, for example at an event or perhaps a wedding reception, you could do this strawberry and vanilla cake in a sheet pan style.

Strawberry and Vanilla Cake. A soft and moist cake bursting with delicious strawberry and vanilla flavors. It tastes out of this world! | Lovefoodies.com

Can I make this cake in a sheep cake pan?

For a 13inch sheet cake pan, I would suggest you double the recipe, and adjust the cook time. It will be a little more than if you were baking it in the round pans as per the recipe, so keep an eye on the timings! I would suggest checking the cake in your sheet pan after around 35 - 40 minutes and go from there.

For chocolate lovers, we have a similar style cake, Chocolate Latte Cake. Please do try it, it's so delicious and looks fabulous too!

Check out our handy Oven Temperature Conversion Guide!

Chocolate Latte Cake

So please enjoy our Strawberry and Vanilla Cake, it is a lovely, moist and soft cake and happy baking!

Ingredients

The Cake

1 cup or 250 g butter, softened
1 cup or 200 g Regular or Castor Sugar
1 ½ cups or 190 g  AP flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
4 eggs, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
¼ cup or 60 ml milk
1 Cup or 150 g Fresh or frozen strawberries, mashed.
A handful of strawberries for decoration if you wish.

The frosting

1 ¾ cups or 400 ml of whipping or heavy cream
2 Tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons gelatin powder
2 Tablespoons hot water

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 160 C, 325 F. Grease and lightly flour two 8 inches or 20 cm loose-bottomed round cake tins.

Strawberry and Vanilla Cake, Grease and Flour Pan

2. Sift flour, salt and baking powder.

3. Lightly beat eggs and add vanilla in a bowl. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Mixing Cake batter

4. Add egg mixture, a little at a time to the batter. Then add half the flour, then milk, then the rest of flour.

Strawberry and Vanilla Cake, creaming method for cake batter

5. Divide cake batter mixture into 2 bowls. Add the mashed strawberries into one of the bowls and mix, together until all combined.

6. Alternate spoonfuls of vanilla and strawberry cake mixture into both tins. Use the end of a spoon handle to swirl around the mixture. *** Don't over swirl. You want to leave the batter so you can see the different colors. This is how you get the marbling effect in the cake once it is baked.

Strawberry and Vanilla Cake, adding cake batter to pans

7. Bake 30 - 35 mins or until a skewer comes out clean. Allow the cakes to rest for 2 minutes then remove from pans and place UPSIDE DOWN on a cooling rack. Allow to COMPLETELY cool before frosting.

*** Please note, bake times will vary slightly so please check for doneness after 25 - 30 minutes of baking.

Strawberry and Vanilla Cake, baked.

For the Whipped Cream Frosting

8. Mix the gelatin in the hot water and let dissolve for 5 mins. Add a little cream into the gelatin mixture.

Gelatin mixture for cake

9. Whip the cream until soft peaks adding the sugar slowly. Add the vanilla extract. Then add the gelatin mixture and whip till stiff peaks.

Strawberry and Vanilla Cake, adding gelatin mixture to cream

10. Spread some frosting on the surface of one cake, place the other cake on top and frost the sides and top of the whole cake. Arrange some strawberries or sprinkles on the top. You choose what you like! 

Refrigerate for at least an hour for the frosting to firm up a little then serve with a nice cup of tea, and there you have our Strawberry and Vanilla Cake. Please enjoy!

We'd love to hear from you and what you thought of our Strawberry and Vanilla Cake. Did you make any changes or add some other goodies? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy cooking!

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Strawberry and Vanilla Cake. A soft and moist cake bursting with delicious strawberry and vanilla flavors. It tastes out of this world!

Strawberry and Vanilla Cake

Yield: 8
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

Strawberry and Vanilla Cake. A soft and moist cake bursting with delicious strawberry and vanilla flavors. It tastes out of this world!

Ingredients

The Cake :

  • 1 cup or 250 g butter, softened
  • 1 cup or 200 g Regular or Castor Sugar
  • 1 ½ cups or 190 g AP flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup or 60 ml milk
  • 1 Cup or 150 g Fresh or frozen strawberries, mashed.
  • A handful of strawberries for decoration if you wish.

The frosting:

  • 1 ¾ cups or 400 ml of whipping or heavy cream
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons gelatin powder
  • 2 Tablespoons hot water

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 160 C, 325 F. Grease and lightly flour two 8 inch or 20 cm loose bottomed round cake tins.
  2. Sift flour, salt and baking powder.
  3. Lightly beat eggs and add vanilla in a bowl. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy.
  4. Add egg mixture, a little at a time to the batter. Then add half the flour, then milk, then the rest of flour.
  5. Divide cake batter mixture into 2 bowls. Add the mashed strawberries into one of the bowls and mix, together until all combined.
  6. Alternate spoonfuls of vanilla and strawberry cake mixture into both tins. Use the end of a spoon handle to swirl around the mixture. *** Don't over swirl. You want to leave the batter so you can see the different colours.
  7. Bake 30 - 35 mins or until skewer comes out clean. Allow the cakes to rest for 2 minutes then remove from pans and place UPSIDE DOWN on a cooling rack. Allow to COMPLETELY cool before frosting.

For the Whipped Cream !Frosting:

  1. Mix the gelatin in the hot water and let dissolve for 5 mins. Add a little cream into the gelatin mixture.
  2. Whip the cream until soft peaks adding the sugar slowly. Add the vanilla extract. Then add the gelatin mixture and whip till stiff peaks.
  3. Spread some frosting on the surface of one cake, place the other cake on top and frost the sides and top of the whole cake. Arrange some strawberries or sprinkles on the top. You choose what you like! Refrigerate for at least an hour for the frosting to firm up a little then serve with a nice cup of tea, and there you have our Strawberry and Vanilla Cake. Please enjoy!

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 646Total Fat: 46gSaturated Fat: 29gTrans Fat: 2gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 218mgSodium: 643mgCarbohydrates: 51gFiber: 1gSugar: 31gProtein: 8g

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  1. That is not enough flour! Should that say 3+ cups of flour? There is no way that 1.5 cups of flour will produce a double layer cake.

  2. Would it effect anything if I made one tin all strawberry and left the other all vanilla?Looks amazing, want to make for my daughters birthday.

    Thanks!