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Lemon Strawberry Layer Cake – this rustic looking cake is very easy to make and absolutely delicious! You will love the lemon and strawberry combo!

Lemon and Strawberry Layer Cake Recipe from crunchycreamysweet.com Lemon Strawberry Layer Cake Recipe

I am about to tell you that making a layer cake is ridiculously easy. Not only you cannot mess it up but you also don’t need any skills or experience in decorating cakes.

Rustic cakes are the new thing! They are impressive to serve for a dinner party or any celebration. And we all know that summer is full of celebrations. Any reason is good for a party during summer. The sunshine, the warm breeze, the chirping birds – it all makes you want to throw a party!

Summer is also all about fruit. The best way to eat it? Fresh of course! When there is a fruit juice dripping down your hands – you know you are enjoying the fruit in the best way possible.

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As soon as strawberries show up in farmers market and stores – you know the summer is just around the corner! And if you ask me – I think kids love strawberries way more than any candy. At least mine do! I cannot tell you how many times I caught my kiddos sneaking a few from the container or a bowl. This is a proof:

Kids love strawberries Lemon Strawberry Layer Cake Recipe

Our oldest daughter absolutely adores strawberries and I think this cake is also her favorite cake to date! She helped me place the strawberry slices on the whipped cream. I think it’s safe to say, she was really happy about this project. 🙂

There is one thing about having 8 pounds of strawberries on hand. You have to figure out how you are going to use them all up. Which also means that you need to hull them all. Thankfully, OXO comes to the rescue with their newest kitchen tool – the Incredible Hull! The newest strawberry huller is designed to get the green part of a strawberry out quickly and without the mess.

For the lemon zest, I used OXO’s zester. It makes the prettiest strips of lemon zest! Perfect for decorating the cake! I used half of them to infuse the sugar for the cake with the lemon flavor (so no lemon extract needed) and half to decorate the cake along with strawberries.

OXO fruit tools Lemon Strawberry Layer Cake Recipe

For the cake layers, I used my trusted lemon cake recipe. For days, I couldn’t decide if I wanted the strawberries baked into the cake or use fresh to dress up the cake. I went with the latter because like I said above – these berries are the best fresh!

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Lemon and Strawberry Cake Recipe a 150x150 Lemon Strawberry Layer Cake Recipe
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Lemon strawberry layer cake
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
55 mins
 
Lemon Strawberry Layer Cake - this rustic looking cake is very easy to make and absolutely delicious! You will love the lemon and strawberry combo!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: lemon layer cake
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 618 kcal
Author: Anna
Ingredients
  • 3 c all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 3/4 c granulated sugar
  • 12 tbsp unsalted butter softened
  • 3 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • freshly grated zest of a whole lemon about 3 tsp
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 c buttermilk or sour milk see note
  • 3 c whipped topping or whipped cream
  • 1 lb fresh strawberries washed, hulled and sliced
US Customary - Metric
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. If using sour milk: place 1 Tbsp of white vinegar in a measuring cup and fill with enough milk to make 1 cup. Stir few times and let sit for 2 to 3 minutes.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, soda, salt and the zest). Set aside.
  4. Generously grease and flour two 9" round cake pans. Set aside.
  5. Mix half of the lemon zest and lemon juice with sugar in a small mixing bowl. Mix until the sugar turns yellow and is fragrant.
  6. In a large mixing bowl of a stand mixer, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  7. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  8. Add vanilla, lemon extract and beat well again.
  9. With the mixer on low speed, add the dry ingredients alternating with buttermilk. Increase the speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes.
  10. Pour the batter into prepared pans.
  11. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes OR until the toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  12. Let the cake cool completely in pans. Invert onto a cutting board.
!assembly:
  1. Place one layer of the cake onto your serving platter or a cake stand.
  2. Place half of the whipped topping over the layer and spread with an offset spatula.
  3. Decorate with 1/3 of the strawberries.
  4. Top with the second layer of the cake.
  5. Decorate with the remaining whipped topping and strawberry slices.
  6. Sprinkle with the remaining lemon zest.
  7. Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes

Refrigerate any leftovers for up to 1 day. If using sour milk: place 1 Tbsp of white vinegar in a measuring cup and fill with enough milk to make 1 cup. Stir few times and let sit for 2 to 3 minutes.

Nutrition Facts
Lemon strawberry layer cake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 618 Calories from Fat 216
% Daily Value*
Fat 24g37%
Saturated Fat 15g94%
Cholesterol 111mg37%
Sodium 383mg17%
Potassium 359mg10%
Carbohydrates 92g31%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 54g60%
Protein 9g18%
Vitamin A 700IU14%
Vitamin C 33.8mg41%
Calcium 139mg14%
Iron 2.8mg16%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

 

Lemon and Strawberry Cake Recipe a Lemon Strawberry Layer Cake Recipe

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  1. Curry and Comfort says

    I love fresh strawberries and it’s one fruit I can eat without feeling guilty about the carbs… I wish I could have the cake too… so bad! Mmmmm! 🙂

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  3. Nancy says

    Beautiful cake, Anna! This is the perfect summer dessert. And your daughter is gorgeous – just like her mum!

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  4. Danae Halliday says

    This is a beautiful cake and I love that it is rustic! Strawberry lemon is one of my favorite combinations, and well cake, who doesn’t love cake?!

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  5. Averie Cooks says

    I have a Driscolls post coming up soon and I am totally wanting a big piece of this cake right now! So beautiful and your daughter is just precious, Anna! So adorable! pinned

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  7. Georgia says

    Haha! Your little girl and those strawberries reminds me of myself… I can’t get enough of them lately. This layer cake is gorgeous, Anna. So berry-licious and beautiful! Great recipe for summer parties.

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  8. realfoodbydad says

    What a beautiful cake! Would it be acceptable to have this for breakfast?:) Having that many strawberries is an awesome problem to have, right? Love this.

    Reply

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