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Strawberry Sheet Cake

Strawberry Sheet Cake Recipe

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 418
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup strawberry puree (from about 8 oz fresh strawberries)
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 to 3 tbsp strawberry puree
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13 inch metal pan. Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl for 30 seconds.
  2. In another bowl, whisk melted butter, eggs, 1 cup strawberry puree, buttermilk, and vanilla until smooth.
  3. Stir wet ingredients into dry just until combined. Pour into the pan and bake 30 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs. Cool completely.
  4. Beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup butter until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar, then add 2 tbsp strawberry puree and vanilla. Beat on high until fluffy, adding the last tbsp puree if needed.
  5. Spread frosting over the cooled cake, slice into squares, and serve.

Notes

The cake needs to cool fully before frosting, which takes about an hour. You can speed that up by setting the pan on a wire rack near an open window.