STRAWBERRY PUREE LAYER CAKE

Strawberry puree layer cake is a celebration of summer! Strawberries in every layer giving a sweet summer flavor and a perfect egg-free and dairy-free sponge cake. Oh how I love summer time baking. I hope you do too!

This cake is made from strawberries I received from the Nenonen strawberry farm which I was lucky to visit a month ago. The strawberries were sweet and very beautiful and I wish I could teleport myself to the farm for more!

Strawberry season is not over yet in Finland, and I hope it’s not over there yet either so you still have a chance to bake this pillowy creamy cake.

What makes this cake special?

It’s filled with strawberries!

• Fresh chopped strawberries inside the sponge cake layers.
• Juicy sweet strawberry puree on top of both layers.
• Whole strawberries as a simple and beautiful topping for the cake.

ps If you don’t feel like baking, I also have a recipe for delicious sweet no-bake strawberry cupcakes with strawberry cream.

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Strawberry puree layer cake

Strawberry puree layer cake: a pillowy creamy sponge cake filled with strawberries. Dairy-free, egg-free and delicious! I used a 11 x 7 inch brownie pan to bake this. Note: If you're using a bigger or smaller cake pan the baking time might be different.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time25 mins

Total Time40 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: vegan

Keyword: layer cake, sponge cake, strawberries, strawberry puree, vegan

Servings: 8

Author: Tiina from My Berry Forest

Ingredients

Strawberry sponge cake

• 150 ml / 0,6 cups plant-based milk
• 100 ml plant-based yogurt
• 100 ml canola oil or other neutral flavored oil
• 160 g / 5,6 oz fresh strawberries
• 195 g (~300 ml) / 1,2 cups all-purpose flour
• 45 g (~100 ml) / 0,4 cups almond flour
• 130 g ( ~150 ml) / 0,6 cups sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla sugar or 1/2 tsp vanilla bean powder
• 1,5 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt

Strawberry puree

• 160 g / 5,6 oz fresh strawberries
• 1 tbsp sugar or other sweetener Optional - use sweetener if strawberries are not sweet

Decorating the cake

• 250 ml / 1 cup plant-based cream for whipping
• 100 g / 3,5 oz strawberries

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 200 C / 392 F. Grease a baking pan with oil or place parchment paper on the bottom and edges.
• Mix together milk, yogurt and oil.
• Chop strawberries.
• Combine all dry ingredients: flours, sugars, baking powder and salt.
• Add milk-yogurt-oil mixture and mix well. Add chopped strawberries and combine everything into a smooth batter. Don't over mix the batter.
• Pour cake batter into a baking pan and bake for about 25 minutes or until toothpick test comes out clean.
• Let cake cool for a while in the pan before removing it.
• Blend strawberry puree until smooth and whip plant-based cream until fluffy.
• Cut cake into two pieces (roughly two square pieces if using a brownie pan like I am) and spread strawberry puree on top of bottom layer. 
• Spread whipped cream on top and place the second layer on top. Add puree and cream and decorate with strawberries. 
• NOTE: This yummy cake gets even better the next day when the flavors are enhanced.