Strawberry Sheet Cake is the perfect spring and summer crowd-pleaser dessert. It’s an easy recipe for moist & fresh strawberry cake with strawberry cream cheese frosting.
Fresh Strawberry Cake
It’s March already. Easter is less than a month away! Although it’s hard to believe, since it feels like Christmas was just yesterday. But, the time flies!!!!
However, I am greatly looking forward to spring and my favorite holiday-Easter!
Springtime is my favorite time of the year! So today, I’ve decided to officially close the winter baking season and start with the best, light, fresh, fruity and colorful desserts!
My first thought on the perfect spring dessert is FRESH STRAWBERRY CAKE, like Strawberry Shortcake or Strawberry Jello Cake!!!
Fresh Strawberry Cake is always so refreshing, light and flavorful. And it simply screams spring!
To tell the truth, I could not wait to try this delicious sheet cake. Strawberry Sheet Cake is fresh strawberry cake made from scratch, too. For the cake I used fresh strawberries and a little of strawberry Jell-o for extra rich strawberry flavor. So, it simply bursting with strawberries.
However, fresh strawberry cake is perfect base for cream cheese frosting. That’s way I topped this Strawberry Sheet Cake with cream cheese frosting. This lick-the-bowl-good frosting is made of cream cheese, heavy cream, fresh strawberries and hint of fresh lemon juice. I could eat it with a spoon. It was so gooood!
Why Sheet Cakes are Great
Although I usually made fresh strawberry cake as a round layered cake, this time I transformed it in a sheet cake.
Sheet cakes are perfect solution for the parties. And with spring and Easter upon us, we are all going to have so many celebrations and gatherings. Sheet cakes are super easy and simple to make. Also, sheet cake is very easy to slice and serve. You can take it to any party or potluck and you can serve a crowd. But, sheet cakes could look fancy and festive, too.
This Strawberry Sheet Cake garnished with fresh strawberries on top could make a really pretty presentation at your Easter table.
Similar Strawberry Dessert Recipes:
No Bake Strawberry Jello Lasagna
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Strawberry Sheet Cake
Prep Time: 25 minutes- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
Category: Dessert
Method: Oven
Cuisine: American
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Strawberry Sheet Cake is the perfect spring and summer crowd-pleaser dessert. It’s an easy recipe for moist & fresh strawberry cake with strawberry cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
For Strawberry Cake:
- 1 cup unsalted butter-softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 ¼ cups flour
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- Dash of salt
- 2 Tablespoons strawberry flavored gelatin
- 1 cup whole milk
- ¾ cup diced fresh strawberries
- pink or red food coloring-optional
For Strawberry Frosting:
- 8 oz. cream cheese-softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar (divided)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2/3 cup diced fresh strawberries
- 1 ½ cup heavy ream
- 3 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- pink or red food coloring-optional
Instructions
To make the cake:
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Spray 13 x 9– inch pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper leaving an overhang the sides. Spray the paper with cooking spray and set aside.
- Stir together flour, cornstarch, baking soda, salt and strawberry flavored gelatin, set aside.
- Beat the butter at medium speed until creamy, then add sugar and continue beating until light and fluffy.
- Add one egg at the time and beat well. Mix in vanilla and lemon juice.
- Add half of the flor mixture, mix to combine, add milk and mix to combine, then add remaining flour mixture and mix just until combine. Mix in a few drops of food coloring if desired. Finely, fold in strawberries.
- Pour the batter in prepared pan and bake about 30-40 minutes or until the toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. If it starts browning too quickly, tent the top with aluminum foil.
- Cool in the pan for half an hour, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
To make the frosting:
- Beat heavy cream and lemon juice until soft peaks form. Gradually add ½ cup of powdered sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
- In another bowl, beat softened cream cheese, ½ cup of powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth. Mix in strawberries and a few drops of food coloring if desired.
- Fold half of the whipped cream into cream cheese mixture, then fold in remaining whipped cream. Spread onto cooled cake.
- Before serving, garnish with fresh strawberries if desired.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Sauthern Living Magazine
17 comments
I don’t see vanilla listed under the frosting ingredients…..How much vanilla gets mixed into the cream cheese and powdered sugar?
Hi Rachel, thanks for noticed that. I’ve just corrected it! It’s 1 teaspoon vanilla.
What is the measurement on the baking soda? I’m looking forward to baking this cake!
Hi Becky, it’s 1/2 teaspoon baking soda. Thanks for noticed that, I’ve just corrected it.
now does this go on a Sheet Pan or in a Cake Pan
Hi Gene, it’s 13 x 9-inch pan.
Do you think this could be made into cupcakes? How long to bake hem?
Hi Ann,I think it could work. Bake them about 20 mins.
When you transfer it to a wire rack, are you flipping the cake over to remove the paper, or do you leave it on the paper.
Hi Peggy, I leave it on paper.
Am I able to make a layer cake out of this….. and maybe use a buttercream or cream cheese frosting.
Hi Arlene, you can make this as a layer cake.
Can the cake be keep in the refriderator until the next day for the evening dinner?
Hi Brenda, yes, keep it in the fridge.
I want to make this for my grandson’s birthday. Could I make it on Thursday, and serve Saturday? I’m worried about the frosting.
so can I use it for half sheet pan with these n
measurements?
Can this cake be frozen?