Homemade Vanilla Cake with Fresh Strawberry Filling
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Roasted strawberries
make a delicious filling and topping for this homemade vanilla cake with strawberry cream cheese frosting.
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To make the strawberry filling, you could use a store-bought strawberry jam or jelly, but
roasting fresh strawberries at home is easy!
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To begin roasting your strawberries,
p
reheat your oven to 375°F. Then toss fresh strawberries, lemon juice, sugar, and salt
in a bowl.
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Spread strawberries out onto an aluminum or metal pan to
bake for 15-20 minutes
, flipping berries halfway through.
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Once they have a soft, syrupy consistency, remove from oven and transfer to a heatproof bowl.
Let cool in refrigerator.
I like to roast the strawberries one day and assemble cake layers the following with this strawberry filling.
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You can use these strawberries to fill and/or top the vanilla cake linked here.
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When adding the filling between layers, be sure to first
make a thick border of frosting
. It should be
the height of the strawberries so their juice doesn't leak out!
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After placing second cake layer on top of the first, add more frosting between the layers as needed to
insulate the berries and their juice.
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For extra strawberry flavor,
top cake with remaining roasted strawberries.
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Swipe up for the full recipe to make vanilla cake as well as the complete guide to roasting strawberries for the filling!
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