We love strawberries in our house and I haven’t been able to resist popping a few containers of them into our shopping trolley every time we are at the shops, especially when I have been getting two for $3! Last week we found ourselves with over a kilo of strawberries in the fridge and although I’ve been freezing them, these particular strawberries looked so good that I wanted to make the most of them, so I decided to make these super easy Strawberry and Cream Cakes.
Although these look impressive (well at least I think so anyway!) they are so easy to make and based on my favourite vanilla cupcake recipe.
As well as making these easy Strawberry and Cream Cakes, we also had fun decorating vanilla cupcakes (made using the same recipe) with strawberries and cream. Our big boy had a great time practising his piping skills – you can never start too early!
This recipe is a great way to enjoy strawberries while they are in season and so inexpensive. It’s also a perfect recipe for the kids to help out with.
Easy Strawberry and Cream Cakes
Ingredients
- 125 g butter
- 2/3 cup of caster sugar
- 1 1/2 cups of self raising flour
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 300 ml of thickened cream
- 1 teaspoon of icing sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla essence
- 250 g of fresh strawberries
- icing sugar to dust
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180 degrees and lightly grease your mini loaf tin.
- Place the butter, sugar, flour, vanilla extract, milk and eggs into the bowl of an electric mixer and beat on a medium speed for 2 minutes until combined and then increase to a high speed and mix for a further 2 minutes until the mixture is pale and smooth.
- Place the mixture into 12 mini loaf tins and place in the oven to bake for 20 minutes or until the cakes begin to turn golden on top and are cooked through when tested with a skewer.
- Once cooked, carefully remove the trays from the oven and allow the cakes to cool for 5 minutes in the tin before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- In the meantime, to make the whipped cream place the the thickened cream, vanilla essence and icing sugar into a small bowl and whip until soft peaks form.
- Slice the strawberries into thirds lengthways and set aside until needed.
- Once the cakes have cooled completely, slice lengthways and fill with cream and strawberries - enjoy immediately.
Strawberry and Cream Cake Thermomix Method
Preheat your oven to 180 degrees and lightly grease your mini loaf tin.
Place the flour, softened butter, sugar, vanilla extract, milk and eggs into your Thermomix bowl. Mix for 15 seconds on speed 5 before scraping the sides and mixing for a further 15 seconds on speed 5 or until the mixture is pale and smooth.
Place the mixture into 12 mini loaf tins and place in the oven to bake for 20 minutes or until the cakes begin to turn golden on top and are cooked through when tested with a skewer.
Once cooked, carefully remove the trays from the oven and allow the cakes to cool for 5 minutes in the tin before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
In the meantime, to make the whipped cream place the the thickened cream, vanilla essence and icing sugar into a small bowl and whip until soft peaks form.
Slice the strawberries into thirds lengthways and set aside until needed.
Once the cakes have cooled completely, slice lengthways and fill with cream and strawberries – enjoy immediately.
You can find more yummy strawberry recipes here.
What’s your favourite strawberry recipe?
Sammie @ The Annoyed Thyroid says
Yum! You can’t go wrong with strawberries and cream!
Amy @ HandbagMafia says
These look so simple and delicious!
Nicole @ The Builder's Wife says
Oh my, these look amazing!! So wish I could eat them xxx
The Plumbette says
I wish I tried these on Friday night but your chocolate desserts got my attention first. Jacob loved his strawberry and cream cakes he left none for me!!
Kylie Purtell - A Study in Contradictions says
Oh my goodness, I think I am gonna make these on Friday night to take to my sister’s on Saturday. The girl’s absolutely LOVE strawberries and they are huge cake fans too, so I know this will be a winner! #teamIBOT
P.S. I filled in my email address for your fortnightly recipe email in the pop-up box that came up, but once I’d hit entered it directed me back to the home page rather than let me keep reading the post. Not sure if it’s only me that it’s happened to but thought you’d want to know 🙂
[email protected] Baby Brothers says
OMG, DELICIOUS! I am so making these for Christmas day! Yum! Strawberries and cream are two of my favourite combinations!
Hugzilla says
Strawberries and fresh cream are one of the best combinations ever – so simple, yet so utterly delectable. These look amazeballs.
mummywifeme says
They really do look impressive. Strawberries and cream is a huge hit in this house. I think I’m going to have to give them a try 🙂 x
Amy @ Thoroughly Nourished Life says
These little cakes are adorable! I am loving the strawberry situation at the moment and they are going to feature heavily in the treat I am baking up for my Dad this father’s day. I love how involved your kids are in the kitchen. It’s a beautiful thing to see 🙂
Bec @pinchmebeautiful says
Oh God YUM!! one of my favourite cakes, so light and sweet 😛
Bec says
Ooooo yum, a simple plan ole goodie! x