Scrumptious Strawberry Cake with Whip Cream

I have never made Strawberry Cake or tasted it. I thought I should try making something new and exciting. My Aunt said she has had Strawberry Cake before and loved it, so I tried it. It was yyyyyuuuummmmmmmmyyyy!! My family thought so too. It is a truly scrumptious dessert.

                                         Ingredients you will need:

                             3 C. Flour
                             2 C. Sugar
                             1 1/2 T. Baking Powder
                             3/4 t. Salt
                             3/4 C. Vegetable Oil
                             1 1/2 C. Strawberry Puree
                             1 t. Vanilla
                             1 t. Lemon Juice
                             4 Eggs, beaten
                             Red or Pink food coloring, if desired
               
                                         Ingredients for Whipped Cream frosting:

                             3 C. Heavy Whipping Cream
                             1/4 C. Powdered Sugar
                             3 Heaping teaspoons of Cream Cheese
                             1 t. Vanilla


                                          Instruction:

1. Preheatoven to 325 degrees.
2. Grease and flour 3 8" round cake pans. You want to use 2 pans and then reuse 1 of the pans.
3. In a large mixing bowl, mix together the Flour, Sugar, Baking Powder, and Salt.
4. Add the Vegetable Oil, Strawberry Puree, Vanilla, and Lemon Juice to the dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
5. Next, add the Eggs and Food Coloring, if using, and whisk until smooth.
6. Divide the batter evenly among the pans.
7. Bake for 35 minutes and let it cool for 10-15 minutes before taking the cakes out of the pans. then put a layer of cake on a cake stand.
8. For the frosting, blend together the Cream Cheese, Powdered Sugar and Vanilla together. Then whip the Whip Cream and once whipped add the Cream Cheese mixture into the Whip Cream and whip it some more.
9. Put a spoonful of Whip Cream frosting on the first layer of cake and spread it out to the edges of the cake. Then put on the next layer of cake on, and put a spoonful of Whip Cream frosting on the second layer of cake.
10. Put the third layer on.
11. Put the rest of the frosting in a piping tube and make swirls along the edges of the top layer of cake.
12. Chill


 cake recipe slightly adapted thekitchenmccabe.com