Strawberry Layer Cake

Name: Strawberry Layer Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 79 milliliters butter, softened; 118 milliliters butter, softened; 2 larges egg whites; 2 larges eggs; 532 milliliters 10 ounce all-purpose flour (about; 2 Tbsps Grand Marnier (orange-flavored liqueur); 355 milliliters granulated sugar; 237 milliliters low-fat buttermilk; 710 milliliters powdered sugar; 0 teaspoons red food coloring; 0 teaspoons salt; 296 milliliters sliced strawberries

Strawberry Layer Cake is a vegetarian recipe with 16 servings. One serving contains 345 calories, 4g of protein, and 11g of fat. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Mother's Day will be even more special with this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. If you have flour, egg whites, 3-less-fat cream cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

To prepare cake, place sliced strawberries in a food processor; process until smooth.

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Strawberries

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Food Processor

Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.

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All Purpose Flour

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Measuring Cup

Knife

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt, stirring with a whisk.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Place granulated sugar and 1/2 cup butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended.

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Granulated Sugar

Butter

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Blender

Bowl

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in egg whites.

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Egg Whites

Egg

Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.

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Buttermilk

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Add pureed strawberries and food coloring; beat just until blended.

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Food Color

Strawberries

Divide batter between 2 (8-inch) round cake pans coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Remove from pans; cool completely on wire racks.

To prepare frosting, place cream cheese, 1/3 cup butter, and liqueur in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until blended. Gradually add powdered sugar, and beat just until blended.

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Powdered Sugar