Recipe- Super Light Vanilla Cake With Fresh Strawberry Frosting

This delicious cake recipe makes a perfect light but super moist vanilla cake with the most fluffy fresh strawberry frosting you will ever make! The next time that you’re looking for a classic vanilla cake, whether for a birthday, holiday, or a special event, you must try this one! It’s easy to mix up, has a wonderfully delicate crumb, and it boasts the rich flavor that you expect from a vanilla layer cake.

Ingredients

1/3 cup Greek yogurt, plain
4 tablespoon butter, unsalted
1/2 cup granulated sugar*
3 large eggs + 1 egg white
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup honey
3/4 cup milk
2 1/2 cups flour white whole wheat
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Frosting

1 1/2 cups cream cheese room temperature
3/4 cup pureed strawberries
1/4 cup powdered sugar
5 ounces strawberry Greek yogurt

Topping

15 medium strawberries

Method

- Preheat the oven to 350 F and grease two 8-inch round baking pans well. Use the pans to trace rounds of parchment paper, cut out, set inside the pans, and grease again. Set aside.

- In a large bowl, beat together yogurt, butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and honey and milk until well mixed.

- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt together. Add the dry ingredients into the wet, and stir until combined.

- Divide the batter evenly between the two pans, shaking gently to ensure that the batter is spread to the edges.

- Bake for 24-26 minutes or until golden brown around the edges and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out cleanly.

- Let cool in pans on a wire rack for 5 minutes, then invert carefully onto a wire rack and let cool completely.

- To make frosting, in a large bowl beat cream cheese until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients and beat until fluffy and creamy.

- Place one cake onto a serving plate and top with about 1/3 of the frosting. Layer on sliced strawberries.

- Add another 1/3 of the frosting onto the second cake and invert on top of the strawberries, sandwiching the berries between the frosting.

- Add the remaining frosting to the top of the cake and spread evenly to the edges.

- Top with whole berries if desired. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Serves 12-14.