Description
Strawberries and Cream Bundt Cake blends classic Southern dessert traditions with luscious strawberry essence. Rich cream cheese frosting and fresh strawberry pieces create a memorable centerpiece perfect for family gatherings and celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups (375 g) all-purpose flour
- 5 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1½ cups (340 g) unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 2 cups (400 g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (220 g) brown sugar
- 1 cup (240 ml) milk (room temperature)
- 1½ cups diced fresh strawberries
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ cup (120 ml) cream cheese frosting (optional for glaze)
Instructions
- Preparation: Position oven rack centrally and warm to 325°F. Thoroughly spray a 10-inch bundt pan with non-stick baking spray, ensuring comprehensive coverage.
- Creaming: Utilize an electric mixer to whip softened butter for one minute. Gradually integrate brown and white sugars, blending for four minutes until achieving a light, airy texture.
- Egg Integration: Introduce eggs individually into the butter-sugar mixture, mixing on low speed. Scrape mixer sides to ensure uniform ingredient distribution.
- Batter Development: Fold dry flour mixture and milk into the batter in three alternating portions, mixing gently on low speed. Hand-fold fresh strawberries throughout the mixture, ensuring even dispersion.
- Baking Process: Pour batter into prepared bundt pan, spreading uniformly. Bake for 80 minutes, covering with aluminum foil midway to prevent excessive browning. Test cake doneness with a toothpick – it should emerge clean.
- Cooling and Finishing: Allow cake to rest in pan for 15 minutes, then carefully invert onto a cooling rack. Once completely cooled, optional cream cheese glaze can be drizzled over the cake, microwaved smoothly in short intervals.
Notes
- Prevent Strawberry Sinking: Toss fresh strawberries in a light coating of flour before adding to batter to ensure even distribution and prevent them from settling at the bottom.
- Moisture Control: Use room temperature ingredients to create a smoother, more consistent cake texture and prevent potential density issues.
- Browning Prevention: Cover the cake with aluminum foil midway through baking to protect the surface from excessive browning and ensure even cooking.
- Cooling Technique: Allow the cake to rest in the pan for 15 minutes before removing, which helps the cake structure stabilize and reduces the risk of breaking during removal.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 610
- Sugar: 75 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 34 g
- Saturated Fat: 21 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 65 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 130 mg