Homemade Strawberry Layer Cake with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting - hands down the best strawberry cake EVER! Better than any bakery! SO easy to make and tastes amazing. Sugar, self-rising flour, strawberry jello, frozen sliced strawberries, vegetable oil, ricotta cheese, cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and strawberry extract. SO moist and packed full of strawberry flavor. Perfect for parties, holidays, and birthdays! #cake #strawberrycake
⅓cupfrozen sliced strawberries, thawed and drained
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix together the sugar, flour, and jello. Add the thawed strawberries and juice, oil, eggs, and ricotta cheese. Mix until thoroughly combined.
Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool completely.
To prepare the frosting, in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix together cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add sugar, strawberry extract, and thawed strawberry slices. Slowly add the powdered sugar until the desired consistency is reached.
Cut cake each layer into two making four layers. Place one cake layer on a cake stand or plate. Spread some of the strawberry frosting on top. Top the frosting with the second layer and frost. Repeat with remaining layers and frost the tops and sides of the cake with remaining strawberry frosting.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes:
Make sure to use 9-inch cake pans. The cake will overflow in 8-inch pans.You can make the frosting ahead of time and refrigerate until ready to frost the cake. Stir the frosting until smooth before frosting the cake.Make your own self-rising flour with 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 1/2 tsp baking powder, and 1/2 tsp salt.Use a cake leveler to get even cake layers.Serve the cake at room temperature.The cake will keep 2 to 3 days on the counter and 5 to 6 days in the refrigerator.You don't need to refrigerate the cake even though it has cream cheese frosting. I do recommend refrigerating the cake if your house is warmer than 70ºF inside.