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Strawberry Shortcake Cake
Author: Jackie
Ingredients
Graham Cracker Bottom
  • 1 and ½ cups crushed graham crackers
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 6 tablespoons melted butter
Cake
  • 1 cup Plugrá butter , room temperature
  • 1 and ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ brown sugar
  • 2 eggs , room temperature
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 and ½ cups cake flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup strawberry yogurt , room temperature
  • ¼ cup milk , room temperature
Frosting
  • 1 (8oz) package cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • ½ pint fresh strawberries , sliced
  • 1 cup toasted coconut
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 2 8 inch pans OR 3 6 inch pans with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. Melt butter then combine with graham cracker crumbs and sugar and mix with fork.
  3. Distribute crumb mixture into pans and lightly press into bottom of the pans.
  4. To make the cake, beat butter, sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
  5. Add eggs and egg yolks one at a time, scraping the bowl before each addition.
  6. Mix in vanilla.
  7. In a separate bowl combine cake flour, baking powder and soda, and salt.
  8. With mixer set to low, alternate adding flour mixture and yogurt mixture into the butter/sugar/egg mixture, beating on low until just combined.
  9. Distribute batter into pans and bake for 20 minutes or until a knife is inserted and clean when removed.
  10. Cool for five minutes in pan, then remove from pan and cool completely on a cooling rack.
Frosting
  1. Combine the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer.
  2. Place cream cheese mixture in another bowl and wash and dry mixer bowl. You may want to freeze your mixer bowl for about 10 minutes to ensure it is nice and cold.
  3. Fit the mixer with the whisk attachment and pour in the heavy cream.
  4. Beat until stiff peaks form.
  5. Slowly fold in cream cheese mixture until smooth.
  6. To assemble the cake, place one layer on a cake platter. Layer with frosting and sliced strawberries.
  7. Repeat step until each layer is used.
  8. Frost the entire cake and sprinkle with toasted coconut. Garnish with strawberry slices.