ITALIAN CREAM CAKE WITH STRAWBERRIES

This cake is… FABULOUS. Perfect for Mother’s Day or any other celebration, including the fact that you got through the day without harming your teenager. If you don’t have a teenager that might sound appalling but if you do – well you certainly understand.

I have 3 teens right now and a 12 and a half year old, so I know what I am talking about. The fact that I can put two words together in a clearly written sentence is nothing short of miraculous.

Italian Cream Cake with Strawberries
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
55 mins

An easy Italian Cream Cake recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting and strawberries is the perfect dessert for Mother's Day or any Spring celebration.
Servings:
12
 servings

Ingredients

Cake
6 eggs , room temp
2 cups of sugar , divided
1 cup (2 sticks) of unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup buttermilk (not low fat)
2 cups flour
Filling
2 quarts ripe strawberries
Cream Cheese Frosting
3/4 cup unsalted butter , softened
16 ounces cream cheese , softened
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 to 2 pounds of powdered sugar
A little buttermilk to thin if needed

Instructions

Cake
Preheat oven to 325F
Grease and flour 3 9-inch round cake pans
Separate eggs
Beat egg whites until soft peaks form
Add 1/2 c sugar gradually, beating until egg whites form stiff peaks
Set egg whites aside
Cream butter, remaining sugar (1 1/2 c), vanilla, and salt together
Add egg yolks one at a time beating well after each
Beat until the mixture resembles whipped cream
Stir baking soda into buttermilk
Stir flour and baking powder together
Add to the butter mixture alternately with the buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture
Fold in the egg whites carefully
Spoon the batter into the baking pans evenly
Bake for 40 minutes
Remove from oven and cool in pans for 5-10 minutes
Turn out and cool completely
Cream Cheese Frosting
Beat the cream cheese and the butter
Add the vanilla
Add the powdered sugar until you have a creamy consistency
Add a tablespoon of buttermilk if necessary to thin it down
Assembly
Place one cooled layer on a cake plate
Spread with cream cheese frosting
Place a layer of sliced strawberries on the cream cheese and top with another cake layer.
Repeat
Stabilize layers with straws or wood skewers and frost with remaining cream cheese frosting
Place halved berries around the edge of cake and chill for three hours
Bring to room temperature before serving