Description
A soft vanilla cake topped with light strawberry buttercream, perfect for any Valentine’s Day celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup butter (softened)
- 3–4 cups powdered sugar
- 2–3 tbsp strawberry jam or strawberry puree
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Pinch of salt
- Optional: pink food coloring, sprinkles, fresh berries, chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease your pans and line with parchment if desired.
- In a bowl, mix the dry ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, melted butter, and vanilla.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients, stirring until smooth.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pans. Bake for 25-35 minutes, until the center springs back when tapped.
- Cool completely before frosting.
- For the frosting, beat softened butter until creamy, then gradually add powdered sugar, strawberry jam, and vanilla, adjusting consistency with milk or powdered sugar as needed.
Notes
Cool the cake completely before frosting to prevent the buttercream from melting.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 70mg