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Strawberry Cake with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting

Amber
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Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • Cake
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegetabe oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 cups of strawberries halved
  • Frosting
  • 1 8 ounce package cream cheese room temperature
  • 1 stick unsalted butter room temperature
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup strawberries sliced

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 8 inch cake pans.
  • Mix together the sugar and vegetable oil. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Slowly add the flour and baking soda and blend until creamy.
  • Split the batter up between the 2 cake pans and bake for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Cool cakes on a wire rack and let them come to room temperature.
  • In a large bowl cream together the butter and cream cheese. Slowly stir in the powdered sugar to reach the desired consistency.
  • Frost the bottom layer of the cake and spread the sliced strawberries over the frosting.
  • Add the 2nd layer to the top and finish frosting. Garnish with berries if desired.