STRAWBERRY CRUNCHY LAYER CAKE

This Strawberry Crunchy Layer Cake is an amazingly delicious cake with layers of vanilla and strawberry cake, strawberry and vanilla frosting and strawberry crunchies on the outside. It’s completely homemade, moist and so darn tasty you won’t want to stop eating it!

INGREDIENTS

CAKE LAYERS

• 1 1/2 cups strawberry puree (3 cups [420g] chopped strawberries)
• 3 cups plus 2 tbsp (406g) all purpose flour
• 3 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 10 tbsp (140g) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp (150ml) vegetable oil
• 1 3/4 cups plus 2 tbsp (388g) sugar
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 5 large eggs
• 3/4 cups plus 1 tbsp (195ml) milk, divided
• 1 1/4 tsp strawberry extract
• 15 drops red food coloring

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE CRUNCHIES

• 1 cup (130g) all purpose flour, divided
• 1/2 cup (155g) sugar, divided
• 3/4 cup freeze dried strawberries
• 7 tbsp (98g) salted butter, room temperature, divided
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

STRAWBERRY FROSTING

• 3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp strawberry puree (1 3/4 cups [233g] chopped strawberries)
• 1 1/4 cups (280g) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 5 cups (575g) powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• Pinch or two of salt

VANILLA FROSTING

• 2 1/2 cups (560g) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 10 cups (1150g) powdered sugar
• 2 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 4–6 tbsp water or cream
• Pinch or two of salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Visit lifeloveandsugar.com for full instructions.

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