Rose Bouqet Strawberry Birthday Cake

I saw this recipe shortly after we had picked strawberries and KNEW I needed to make these. They did not disappoint! These cupcakes turned out very light so next time I may just use 3 whole eggs. Some reviewers on the original post talked about this. We really liked these and they freeze well.

Rose Bouquet Strawberry Birthday Cake

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Yield: 3 dozen cupcakes or 3, 9 inch round cake pans

Strawberry Cake

1 cup Butter

2 1/2 cups Sugar
2 Egg Yolks
5 Egg Whites
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 teaspoon Red Food Coloring
1 1/4 cups Pureed Strawberries(mashed)
3 cups Cake Flour(put 2 T cornstarch in 1 c measuring cup…add flour = 1 c cake flour)
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
pinch Salt
1 cup Buttermilk

Cream Cheese Frosting

1  8oz Cream Cheese, room temp

1/2 cup Butter, room temp
1/3 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 teaspoon Red Food Coloring
1 lb. Powdered Sugar

Strawberry Cake Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a medium bowl, beat butter with sugar for 3 minutes .Add egg yolks one at a time, then the vanilla, food coloring and strawberries, beat for another 3 minutes.

Sift dry ingredients and add to butter/egg mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix just till combined.

In another bowl and clean beaters, beat egg whites till stiff and add in an increment of 3 to cake batter, being sure to fold in thoroughly but gently.

Bake for 18 or so minutes for cupcakes and 20-25 minutes for 9 inch round cake pans.

Frosting Directions

In a medium bowl, add cream cheese and butter, whip till light and creamy, about 3 minutes. Add liquids and blend. Slowly add powdered sugar while mixing, (to keep the sugar from decorating your counters and appliances, not including you.)

At this point you may need to add more powdered sugar. You are trying to achieve a medium stiff consistency. Whip for several minutes.Google Recipe View Microformatting by   Frost F     F  ZipList Recipe Plugin1.4