Description
A soft, light, and joyful birthday cake filled with sweet strawberry jam and whipped cream, finished with chocolate and fresh strawberries.
Ingredients
Scale
- 225 g all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs (room temperature)
- 225 g granulated sugar
- 85 g unsalted butter
- 190 g milk (dairy or non-dairy)
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 300 g whipping cream or heavy cream (cold)
- 30 g powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1–2 teaspoons cocoa powder
- 4 tablespoons strawberry jam (store-bought or homemade)
- 2–3 fresh strawberries (halved)
- 1 birthday candle (with white and red stripes if possible)
- 20 g dark chocolate (roughly chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 175°C (350°F) and prepare two round cake pans with butter and parchment.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- In another bowl, beat eggs and sugar until thick and foamy. Mix in oil and vanilla.
- Warm the milk and butter in a saucepan until melted and combined, then add to the egg mixture.
- Combine the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients, folding gently until just combined.
- Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans and bake for 20-28 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
- Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- For the filling, beat the cold cream with powdered sugar and vanilla until medium peaks form.
- Assemble the cake by spreading a ring of whipped cream on the first layer, followed by strawberry jam, more whipped cream, and then the second cake layer.
- Decorate with more whipped cream, dust with cocoa powder, and top with strawberries and dark chocolate before chilling.
Notes
Chill the cake for at least 30 minutes before slicing for neat pieces. Keep leftovers stored in the fridge.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 28 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: birthday cake, dessert, celebration, jellycat cake