Ingredients
Units
Scale
- 2 cups All-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups Granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup Unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup Milk
- 3 1/2 teaspoons Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Strawberry jam
- 2 cups Heavy whipping cream
- Fresh strawberries for topping, As needed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare your two 9-inch round cake pans by greasing and flouring them.
- Cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the milk and vanilla, blending until well combined.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture gradually, mixing until just combined.
- Divide the batter between the prepared pans and smooth the tops.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
- Spread a layer of strawberry jam over one cake layer.
- Whip the heavy cream until soft peaks form and spread it over the jam layer before adding the second cake layer.
- Repeat the jam and cream layering with the second layer.
- Decorate the top with fresh strawberries before serving.
Notes
Allow cakes to cool completely before frosting. You can use different fruit jams for variety.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 35mg