Simple Strawberry Cake Recipe

Name: Simple Strawberry Cake Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: American, World Cuisine
Ingredients: 2¼ cups cake flour, sifted; 1¾ cups granulated sugar; ½ cup unsalted European butter, room temperature; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract; 2½ teaspoons baking powder; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 cup whole milk, room temperature

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:2h

Simple strawberry cake struck me as the perfect solution during one of those weeks when everything seemed to go wrong at once. My usual easy recipe felt too basic for my neighbor's important birthday celebration, but attempting a complex from-scratch version seemed overwhelming given my chaotic schedule. I needed something that looked and tasted homemade without requiring advanced techniques or endless prep time. That's when I developed this simple approach – combining the reliability of straightforward methods with the satisfaction of creating something genuinely special from basic ingredients.

Updated at: Fri, 08 Aug 2025 00:56:04 GMT