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    Home » Recipes » Cake Recipes

    Strawberry Cream Cake Recipe

    Published: Apr 27, 2011 · Modified: Apr 13, 2021 by Chef Dennis Littley

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    Have I got a cake for you today. Can you say Italian Strawberry Cream Cake?
    How about delicious? Because that’s exactly what your friends will be calling it after one taste of this luscious light strawberry masterpiece.

    Italian Strawberry Cream Cake

    I was inspired by my friend Brooks Walker from Cakewalker with his incredible Strawberry Kiss Cake. Although my Strawberry Cream Cake might not be as pretty, I guarantee you it was just as delicious!! You’re going to love the light strawberry mascarpone filling between these light sponge cake layers!

    You’ll find this cake the perfect dessert to celebrate any occasion or to just make any day a special occasion.

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    Table of Contents:

    • Italian Strawberry Cream Cake
      • Ingredients
        • Sponge Cake
        • Strawberry Mascarpone Crème
      • Instructions
        • Sponge Cake
        • Strawberry Mascarpone Creme
      • Notes
      • Nutrition

    Italian Strawberry Cream Cake

    What a light and delicious dessert, You’ll love the fresh strawberry taste and the light mascarpone cream filling in this Italian Strawberry Cream Cake.
    Prep Time25 minutes mins
    Cook Time30 minutes mins
    Total Time55 minutes mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Italian – American
    Servings: 12
    Calories: 446kcal
    Author: Chef Dennis Littley

    Ingredients

    Sponge Cake

    • 4 large eggs
    • 2 large egg yolks
    • ⅔ cup sugar
    • Pinch of salt
    • 2 tsp vanilla extract
    • ¾ cup all-purpose flour
    • ⅓ cup cornstarch

    Strawberry Mascarpone Crème

    • 1 quart fresh strawberries washed and hulled
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 12 oz mascarpone
    • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
    • 1 tsp vanilla
    • 1 envelope gelatin
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    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare your cake pans using pan spray or the old fashioned way using butter to coat the pan and then coating with flour.

    Sponge Cake

    • Whisk the eggs, yolks, sugar, salt and vanilla together by hand in the bowl of your electric mixer, then place the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, stirring constantly until the mixture reaches 120 degrees. Do not overheat this mixture or the eggs will not whip properly!
    • Place the bowl back onto your mixer and using the whip attachment whip the eggs at high speed until they are light in color and increased in volume. You should be able to make a line in the eggs and have it remain briefly.
    • While you are whipping your eggs measure out your flour and cornstarch, use a strainer with an open mesh to sift the mixture together.
    • Remove the bowl from the mixer and sift ⅓ of the mixture into the eggs, and fold it into the eggs using a rubber spatula. Make sure you go to the bottom of the bowl frequently, the flour will settle to the bottom.
    • Repeat this procedure with flour, ⅓ at a time until it is all folded in.
    • Divide the mixture into two prepared baking pans, tilt the pans in a circular motion and bring the batter close to the top as it goes around, this will help prevent the cake from crowning.
    • Bake for approx. 30 minutes until the cake is well risen and firm to the touch. A knife inserted in the center should come out clean.
    • Allow the cakes to cool, then run a sharp knife around the edges to help it release from the pan, and place on a plate to finish cooling.
    • Split the layers in half with a serrated knife and set aside until needed.

    Strawberry Mascarpone Creme

    • Wash the strawberries, remove the stems and cut in quarters. Place into the food processor and puree until smooth, add in the sugar while the strawberries are pureeing.
    • In the bowl of a mixer add the mascarpone and vanilla, whip until smooth and creamy then add in the strawberry puree and mix until well blended.
    • Move the strawberry mixture into a large mixing bowl.
    • Add the heavy cream in your mixer, and pour in the envelope of gelatin and allow it to sit for one minute. Then start whipping the cream slowly and building up the speed gradually so the cream is not overworked.
    • Fold the whipped cream into the strawberry mixture and mix well.
    • Refrigerate the strawberry cream for about 30 minutes to let it set.
    • Start with one of your split layers and start a layer of strawberry cream, then another cake layer and repeat until all the layers are used.

    Notes

    *I had originally intended to only have the strawberry cream in between the layers, but I had so much extra strawberry crème left over I decided to frost the entire cake. **You don’t have to split the layers if you would rather not go to the trouble, and you can always add extra cut up strawberries on top of the crème, to make it more like traditional strawberry shortcake…..just kicked up a few notches

    Nutrition

    Calories: 446kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 169mg | Sodium: 55mg | Potassium: 173mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 1110IU | Vitamin C: 46.6mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 0.7mg
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    Chef Dennis Littley is a classically trained chef with over 40 years of experience working in the food service industry. In his second career as a food blogger he has made it his mission to demistify cooking by sharing his time-tested recipes, knowledge, and chef tips to help you create easy-to-make restaurant-quality meals in your home kitchen. Let Chef Dennis help you bring the joy of cooking into your home. For more details, check out his About page.

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    1. Daniela

      April 28, 2011 at 3:16 pm

      Una torta davvero golosa, complimenti. Ciao Daniela.

      Reply
    2. A SPICY PERSPECTIVE

      April 28, 2011 at 2:31 pm

      Dennis… my birthday is coming up, would you bake me a cake like this? Pretty please???

      The photoshop/lightroom tip is a good one. You can use your child's school record to purchase them for a very reasonable price. Lightroom is MUCH more user friendly (and less expensive) than Photoshop. But another thought, is that if you have your heart set on Photoshop (and have no children in which to get the discount), you can enroll in a photoshop class at your local community college for about $50. You're going to need the class anyway, and your transcript will bring the cost down to almost a quarter of the price.

      Reply
    3. Joanne

      April 28, 2011 at 10:58 am

      I already checked out your cake over on Georgia's site and it is quite gorgeous! Left a comment over there as well!

      Oh Foodbuzz…one day I will figure out it's secrets…one day.

      Reply
    4. Jacqueline

      April 28, 2011 at 5:56 am

      I came over from the Comfort Of Cooking! I haven't come to visit in a long time. This looks fabulous! I love a fancy cake that is delicious too. Good to see you again!

      Reply
    5. Miriam

      April 28, 2011 at 4:21 am

      Hi there, great post! Very helpful. I found you on The Comfort Of Cooking and fell in love with your cake, so I'm following you now. Have a fabulous day and I'll be back to check out more deliciousness soon :), Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters

      Reply
    6. Dionne Baldwin

      April 28, 2011 at 4:13 am

      This cake looks REAAAAALLY good. I mean really. This might just be a candidate for Taylor's birthday cake! I tried to make a strawberry cake last year and I completely and totally FAILED. Yuck.

      I wouldn't be surprised if Foodbuzz kinda did a spinoff of your Foodbuzz 101. Even the Foodbuzz gods look up to you, Dennis! 🙂

      I hope you are having a good week!

      Reply
    7. nicole

      April 28, 2011 at 2:38 am

      this reminds me of my grandfather. I could easily imagine going to get a slice of this with him.

      Reply
    8. Donna

      April 28, 2011 at 2:20 am

      That cake looks INSANE and oh-so-perfect for summer:) CAn't wait to try it. And thanks, as always, for the tips! Your a gem:)

      Reply
    9. Kelly

      April 28, 2011 at 12:44 am

      This looks absolutely perfect, I always learn so much from your blog! Glad to be a follower! 🙂
      http://cookskinny.blogspot.com/

      Reply
    10. Nami @ Just One Cookbook

      April 27, 2011 at 11:53 pm

      What a beautiful cake and thanks for the 101 lecture! I just started foodbuzz so it was very helpful. 🙂

      Reply
    11. Wendy Irene

      April 27, 2011 at 11:48 pm

      Oooh that is a great photography tip. Thank you!!! Beautiful work Chef Dennis!

      Reply
    12. Cooking Rookie

      April 27, 2011 at 10:42 pm

      Great info, as always! And thanks for the links, especially the CookBookKarma semms to be a very nice site :-).
      I have a request, could you talk more about using Facebook? I just recently joined, and am having so many difficulties of finding friends, uploading my blog and in general finding my way around there. And I don't think it's bringing any traffic to my site, not yet at least 🙂
      Thanks!

      Reply
    13. Torviewtoronto

      April 27, 2011 at 10:36 pm

      delicious looking cake perfect for the season

      Reply
    14. danasfoodforthought

      April 27, 2011 at 8:54 pm

      Thank you for posting this! I've always been confused about the Top 9 and how it works… and although that didn't completely clear it up, at least we do have some sort of answer!

      Reply
    15. The Mom Chef

      April 27, 2011 at 8:01 pm

      Amazing that Foodbuzz doesn't mention that in order to be considered for the Top 9 you also have to be a Featured Publisher. I'm sure it was just a small oversight on their part (eye roll).

      Great post as always, Chef.

      Reply
    16. All That I'm Eating

      April 27, 2011 at 7:28 pm

      What a load of useful advice. The one thing I wish people would do is to make sure their picture/name does actually link to their blog! When people follow I always follow back but sometimes I can't get to that persons blog. Thanks for explaining some Foodbuzz mysteries too.

      Reply
    17. Sandra

      April 27, 2011 at 6:35 pm

      Chef Dennis you have no idea how helpful this post was. Some things are still a tad confusing about our beloved Foodbuzz, but I'll muddle through it. I also learned some food blogging etiquette, thank you very much. Oh, and that Strawberry Cake, delicious!

      Reply
    18. Michael Toa

      April 27, 2011 at 6:21 pm

      Such beautiful cake chef. I love mascarpone for cake filling or topping. I'm heading over to Georgia's blog now. Have a nice day Chef!

      Reply
    19. Marguerite

      April 27, 2011 at 4:35 pm

      Your strawberry cake looks heavenly and I'll be checking out the recipe, shortly. Thanks for all of the helpful info. and tips. You really should write a book about these things!

      Reply
    20. mangiabella

      April 27, 2011 at 4:25 pm

      this cake has me drooling, what a perfect dessert for Mother's Day (my mama looooves strawberries!)

      you crack me up, LOVE that you used to watch Arsenio,

      Reply
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