Hello, friends!

How are you guys? Are you ready for a recipe?

This was the week of Valentine’s Day, which happens to be one of my favorite holidays because it’s my dad’s birthday! This year, I wanted to bake a cake that was fresh, appealing, and easy to make on a week night. This cake definitely met (exceeded) all expectations.

I did accidently over bake the cake, which ended up making it a tad bit dry– but nothing a little extra whipped cream couldn’t fix.

Life update: I wanted to talk a little bit of what’s going on in my life! As you know, I am a senior in high school, which means college is around the corner! Well, keep your eyes open because I am going to be posting a college announcement soon. 🙂 So far senior year has been bittersweet. I hate it at times, but I know in a couple of months I will be finished– which is terrifying.

YIELD: 8 PREP TIME: 10 minutes

COOKING TIME: 20-25  TOTAL TIME: 35 minutes

INGREDIENTS: *this is for one layer. Double or triple recipe for the amount of layers you desire.

• 1-1/2 sticks butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 1-1/4 cups flour
• 1-3/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• I pint whipping cream
• 1 cup powered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (separate from cake)
• 3 cups strawberries, sliced
• 1/2 cup blueberries

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease cake pans.
2. Combine butter, sugar, and vanilla until fluffy.
3. Add eggs one at a time.
4. In a separate bowl, mix together dry ingredients.
5. Gradually combine the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, mix until combined.
6. Place batter into pans and bake for 22-27 minutes or until the cake has set (keep an eye, this cake bakes fast).
7. Allow cake to cool completely.
8. While cooling make frosting by whipping cream, sugar, and vanilla until a frosting like consistency forms.
9. Frost first layer, then place sliced strawberries, then place next layer, frost layer, place sliced strawberries
10. On the top place blueberries and strawberries

 ❤ ,

Hira