Fellows heres a recipe for a cake that absolutely delicious and goes great with a good cup of coffee. I sounds real sweet but its not, its just right!
Strawberry Limeade Cake
Ingredients
3 c. cake flour, spooned and leveled
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. Kosher salt
1 lb. strawberries, chopped, plus more whole for garnish
1/2 c. buttermilk, at room temperature
1 c. unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 c. granulated sugar
1/2 c. packed light brown sugar
3 large eggs, at room temperature
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 tbsp. lime zest
Directions
1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease three 8-inch round cake pans and line bottoms with parchment paper rounds. Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
2Process strawberries in a food processor until small pieces and a thick puree form, 5 to 10 seconds. Whisk together buttermilk and 1 cup strawberry puree in a bowl. Reserve remaining puree for Strawberry-Cream Cheese Frosting.
3Beat butter and sugars with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating to incorporate after each addition. Beat in vanilla and lime zest. Reduce speed to low and beat in flour mixture and buttermilk mixture alternately, starting and ending with flour mixture, just until flour is incorporated. Divide batter among prepared pans.
4Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 to 23 minutes. Cool in pans on a wire rack for 15 minutes, then invert onto rack to cool completely.
5Place one layer on a cake plate and frost top with 1 cup frosting. Repeat two more times. Cut a 12-by-24-inch piece of plastic wrap and fold in half to make a 6-by-24-inch strip. Wrap around cake to secure layers. Chill until frosting is set, 4 hours or up to 1 day. Top with whole strawberries just before serving.
Frosting
Ingredients
12 oz. cream cheese
1/2 c. unsalted butter, at room temperature
4 c. confectioners' sugar
1 tbsp. lime zest
1 tbsp. lime juice
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
3-4 tbsp. reserved strawberry puree
Directions
1Beat cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes.
2Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar, until smooth.
3Beat in lime zest and lime juice, vanilla extract, and reserved strawberry puree
Place frosting between layers and on top ,leave the sides without frosting
Strawberry Limeade Cake
Ingredients
3 c. cake flour, spooned and leveled
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. Kosher salt
1 lb. strawberries, chopped, plus more whole for garnish
1/2 c. buttermilk, at room temperature
1 c. unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 c. granulated sugar
1/2 c. packed light brown sugar
3 large eggs, at room temperature
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 tbsp. lime zest
Directions
1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease three 8-inch round cake pans and line bottoms with parchment paper rounds. Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
2Process strawberries in a food processor until small pieces and a thick puree form, 5 to 10 seconds. Whisk together buttermilk and 1 cup strawberry puree in a bowl. Reserve remaining puree for Strawberry-Cream Cheese Frosting.
3Beat butter and sugars with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating to incorporate after each addition. Beat in vanilla and lime zest. Reduce speed to low and beat in flour mixture and buttermilk mixture alternately, starting and ending with flour mixture, just until flour is incorporated. Divide batter among prepared pans.
4Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 to 23 minutes. Cool in pans on a wire rack for 15 minutes, then invert onto rack to cool completely.
5Place one layer on a cake plate and frost top with 1 cup frosting. Repeat two more times. Cut a 12-by-24-inch piece of plastic wrap and fold in half to make a 6-by-24-inch strip. Wrap around cake to secure layers. Chill until frosting is set, 4 hours or up to 1 day. Top with whole strawberries just before serving.
Frosting
Ingredients
12 oz. cream cheese
1/2 c. unsalted butter, at room temperature
4 c. confectioners' sugar
1 tbsp. lime zest
1 tbsp. lime juice
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
3-4 tbsp. reserved strawberry puree
Directions
1Beat cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes.
2Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar, until smooth.
3Beat in lime zest and lime juice, vanilla extract, and reserved strawberry puree
Place frosting between layers and on top ,leave the sides without frosting