Cake for the weekend! Isn’t this a delicious and fun cake? Now that we’re well into the month of April, I’ve already started thinking about Mother’s Day recipes and even a few early summer recipes too. I think everyone is certainly excited for warmer days. You can never plan too early for Mother’s Day! The funny thing is that my mom would not choose this cake. If she eats dessert, it’s certainly going to be chocolate. However, she can appreciate the beauty of a well-made strawberry cake. When I showed her this recipe, she said right away, “Oh, that will be a great Mother’s Day cake!” This cake was inspired by one of my favorite childhood snack bar sweets: strawberry shortcake ice cream bars. A few summers ago, I recreated that strawberry shortcake ice cream bar. Now, we have the strawberry shortcake sheet cake with the same delicious crunchy strawberry topping.
Here are the details
Step 1: crush the dried strawberries I ended up using a combination of strawberry jam and freeze-dried strawberries to create the perfect cake. The first step is to blend the dried strawberries into a fine powder. You can do this in a food processor or a blender. You’ll use the strawberry powder for both the cake and the frosting. Step 2: make the cake batter To make the batter, mix the wet with the dry. I love using coconut, yogurt, eggs, and sugar to sweeten. Now, mix in high-quality strawberry jam. The jam has real chunks of strawberries and adds most of the sweet berry flavor. Using jam gives the most concentrated delicious strawberry flavor. Plus, store-bought jam is easy – almost no prep work is involved. Next, add in all the dry ingredients…the flour, strawberry powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Then bake! Step 3: the frosting You’ll need cream cheese, butter, sugar, and a splash of both vanilla and milk. Beat everything together, and you’ll have one of my favorite cake frostings. Of course, the splash of vanilla and use of cream cheese makes this frosting truly delicious. Step 4: the strawberry “cookie” crumbs Once you’ve frosted the cake, smash the brown rice crisp cereal into crumbs and mix it with the remaining crushed strawberries. Sprinkle the strawberry “cookie” crumbs all over the top of the cake! It’s so fun and certainly turns out pretty too. You can decorate with fresh berries or edible flowers! I especially love using micro mums! Looking for other spring strawberry recipes? Here are some favorites: Homemade Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bars Strawberry Bourbon Cobbler Strawberry Chamomile Naked Cake Lemon Strawberry Dutch Baby with Ricotta Cream Coconut Sheet Cake Lastly, if you make this Strawberry Shortcake Sheet Cake, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And, of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
