![]() Recipes that used a strawberry reduction generally did better than those that used a simple puree, which makes sense–more concentrated flavor. I think strawberry puree does give a fresher, more subtle flavor, and the cakes that did the best either combined puree with extract or a very strawberry-forward frosting. My thoughts on strawberry cake are similar to lemon cake–it’s difficult to get a very strong strawberry flavor in the cake from using the fruit. Fresh strawberry puree: Most recipes called for either strawberry puree or a strawberry reduction (reducing the puree until it’s thicker and less watery).a less sweet cake might be paired with a sweeter frosting). I do it this way because a) I don’t want to eat plain cake and b) I assume the frosting was designed to work with a specific cake (i.e. Note: It’s always hard to rank frosted cakes because the frosting can really affect the overall flavor. I highly recommend you read through each cake description to find the best one for your personal taste! While I personally think the cake rankings would be wildly different from frosting rankings, here’s how it shook out with my pool of tasters (who generally seemed to prefer a very strawberry-forward cream cheese frosting over all else).Īs always, please note that I still think ALL of these cakes are truly solid recipes and I would eat all of them again. But I ultimately think the rankings were heavily influenced by the frosting, for which I unfortunately forgot to include a data category in the rating forms. my favorite cake landed in nearly last place). The results of this bake off were particularly mind-boggling to me (i.e. ![]() Imperial Sugar is non-GMO verified, allergen free and gluten-free!įor more sweet inspiration, you can visit Imperial Sugar to find more than 4,000 expert-tested recipes, free downloadable vintage cookbooks, sugar scrubs and bath products at the Sugar Spa, and lots of helpful guides on their blog. You can also check out their Pinterest, You Tube, Instagram for even more recipe inspiration! Results of the Best Strawberry Cake Bake Off PARTNER NOTE: I’m delighted to be partnering with Imperial Sugar on this bake off as I’ve consistently used their consistent, high-quality pure cane sugar products throughout my bake offs. Ingredients were measured by weight according to the King Arthur website.Tasters ranked each cake on a scale from 0-10 for overall flavor, texture, and as a whole.All cakes were baked in parchment-lined 8-inch cake pans. ![]()
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