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Love Ya Like a Sis Strawberry Buttercream Cake

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 Strawberry Buttercream Cake

strawberry buttercream cake

I’ve been making this cake for several years now and I just don’t tire of it.  I thought I’d give you a slightly different version than the first one I posted a few years ago.

I made this last weekend for my sister’s birthday and it rekindled my love—or my sister and the cake!

Why LYLAS?

Because I love ya like a sis, that’s why.

 

Now, here’s what you need for the cake:

2 boxes of white cake mix

6 eggs

1 cup of vegetable oil

1 1/2 cups of water

Mix cake for 3-4 minutes until smooth and pour into 2— 8 or 9 inch cake pans.  Bake at 350, until a toothpick comes out clean.  It’s takes about 40-45 minutes, depending on your oven. Let them cool completely and then either 1) slice the cakes in half with a large serrated knife, to give you four total layers. Make the icing and then you are ready to assemble them!

For the icing:

1/2 cup crisco

3 sticks of softened butter

2 pounds plus a cup or two of powdered sugar  (you add until desired taste and consistency. if the icing is too thin, add a little more.  if too thick, add a little more milk.)

1/2 cup strawberry jam (homemade freezer jam works best but any GOOD strawberry jam would work!)

2-3 T. of milk

2 t. vanilla flavoring

pinch of salt

To assemble:

Place first layer on cake plate and spread with icing.  It doesn’t matter if it’s a little crumb-y.  Continue to add layers and icing but make sure the top layer is the top of a cake so that the crumbs won’t be such a problem while icing it.  Make sure you save about a cup  of icing for adding some kind of embellishment to the top.  I made this for a wedding shower once and added big MR. & MRS. to the top.  You could write the person’s name and just add some fresh flowers to the top.  Use your imagination and you’ll come up with lots of great options.  You can use a regular cake decorating bag and wide tip or just fill a large ziplock bag with icing and then cut the corner of the bag to the desired size.  I’ve done it both ways many times. Add a few fresh strawberries to the top or some fresh flowers from your garden and voila—someone knows they are loved!

strawberry buttercream cake

Check out my recipes page for more ideas!  What’s your favorite cake in the whole world?

Mine?  I’ve never met a buttercream I didn’t like. Well, almost never.

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  1. Mindy says

    This is my favorite cake! My grandmother makes one that is almost identical, except she adds strawberries into the cake batter as well!

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  2. Laurie says

    Sounds delicious fresh and summery! …and love the sweet name too… very endearing : ) hope to try it for my sister or a dear friend

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  3. Carol S. says

    That looks so delicious and they way you describe it, it looks doable! Great sweet treat, can’t think of a better gift than a homemade treat of any kind. Have a good week!

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  4. Heather says

    Hmm…I’ll have to give this strawberry cake thing a try.
    Oh, and I’m so relieved to see salt on your buttercream ingredient list. Buttercream is NEVER quite right unless there is a touch of salt!

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  6. Tracey says

    I am going to try this recipe…it sounds delish! You’ve never steered me wrong in the recipe dept Edie. Or in the book dept for that matter!

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  10. Carol says

    Made this for my brother in law’s birthday today. Needless to say, I am now his favorite sister in law. The icing is sooo good. Thank you for the recipe.

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