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Fresh Strawberry Sheet Cake

Fresh Strawberry Sheet Cake

This Fresh Strawberry Sheet Cake is incredibly moist, bursting with natural strawberry flavor, and topped with silky strawberry cream cheese frosting.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 slices
Calories 300 kcal

Equipment

  • 9×13 baking pan
  • Food processor
  • hand or stand mixer

Ingredients
  

Strawberry Cake

  • 2 cups all purpose flour see notes for GF option
  • ¾ cup cake flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 ½ cups lightly pureed strawberries about 1 ½ pints
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 8 oz full fat cream cheese room temperature
  • ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • ¼ cup lightly pureed strawberries

Instructions
 

Strawberry Cake

  • Preheat the oven to 350F and grease and line a 9×13 baking pan with parchment paper.
  • To puree the strawberries, place them in a food processor and let it run for a couple seconds, then pulse until almost completely pureed but with a few small chunks.
  • Whisk together the all purpose flour, cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, sugar, eggs, strawberry puree, and vanilla extract.
  • Fold in the dry ingredients just until the batter comes together.
  • Pour it into the prepared pan and spread it evenly.
  • Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean with a few moist crumbs.
  • Let the cake cool completely in the pan before frosting. Refrigerate for at least an hour if you wish to lift the cake out of the pan.

Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

  • Make the frosting right when the cake is done baking so it can chill alongside the cake.
  • Using a hand or stand mixer, mix together the cream cheese and butter.
  • Mix in the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, followed by the strawberry puree.
  • Refrigerate the frosting for an hour so it can thicken up.
  • Once the cake is completely cooled, spread the frosting on top. Serve right away or store in the fridge for up to 7 days.

Notes

GLUTEN FREE – Substitute the flour with a good quality gluten free baking flour. Puree the strawberries first before measuring.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 300kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 4gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 80mgSodium: 200mgPotassium: 200mgFiber: 1gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 1mg
Keyword baking, cake, Cream Cheese Frosting, dessert, Fresh Strawberry Sheet Cake, strawberry
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