Fresh Strawberry Cream Cheese Cake
Fresh Strawberry Cream Cheese Cake is definitely one of my favorite cakes and it has a special place in my cookbook. There is a special place for a special cake.
You can prepare this treat for no reason, whatsoever, but it is also perfect for Easter or Mother's Day. This refreshing spring-summer cake with fresh strawberries and cream cheese is so easy to prepare.
Besides strawberries and cream cheese, you will need standard ingredients like eggs, sugar, flour, vanilla extract... I also added some Greek yogurt, for a special taste and some corn starch, because it makes structure finer.
This a cake that everybody likes. It is delicious and very easy to make. Strawberries are my favorite fruit. I like to eat them fresh, I like to drink strawberry juice or smoothie and let's not forget strawberry ice cream and, of course cakes.
I like simple cakes, that don't take too much time to prepare, light and easy to digest. I first tried Fresh Strawberry Cream Cheese cake at my friend's and loved it immediately.
What do you need to prepare Fresh Strawberry Cream Cheese Cake?
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 oz cream cheese
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- ¾ cup + ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup Greek yogurt
- 2 ½ cup strawberries, cut into quarters
Since then it has been on my menu regularly, every spring - summer. I`ve made some changes and made this cake just the way we like it. This delicious cake is easy to make. It does not take much time, all you need are all the ingredients and the cake will soon be there. Enjoy!
How to prepare Fresh Strawberry Cream Cheese Cake?
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Butter and flour 9 inch spring form pan or use cooking spray, instead. Leave aside.
- In medium dish combine flour, corn starch, baking powder and salt. Leave aside.
- In a large dish, mix cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for about a minute.
- Add ¾ cup sugar and mix some more, until it is light and fluffy.
- Add one egg at a time, vanilla extract and Greek yogurt and continue to mix, slowly adding dry ingredients.
- Mix some more until you get fine dough. Take some strawberries and leave them aside for decoration.
- Add the rest of strawberries in the dough and mix well. Spread evenly in the spring form pan.
- Place strawberries that you left aside, on the top and sprinkle ¼ cup of sugar.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out dry or with a few crumbs.
- Take out of the oven and leave to cool in the springform pan for a few minutes.
- Transfer cake to a wire rack to cool down completely.
Notes:
This cake is best for 2 days. It can be served with strawberry syrup, cool whip or fresh strawberries.
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Fresh Strawberry Cream Cheese Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 oz cream cheese
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ¾ cup + ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup Greek yogurt
- 2 ½ cup strawberries cut into quarters
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Butter and flour 9 inch spring form pan or use cooking spray, instead. Leave aside.
- In medium dish combine flour, corn starch, baking powder and salt. Leave aside.
- In a large dish, mix cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for about a minute.
- Add ¾ cup sugar and mix some more, until it is light and fluffy.
- Add one egg at a time, vanilla extract and Greek yogurt and continue to mix, slowly adding dry ingredients.
- Mix some more until you get fine dough. Take some strawberries and leave them aside for decoration.
- Add the rest of strawberries in the dough and mix well. Spread evenly in the spring form pan.
- Place strawberries that you left aside, on the top and sprinkle ¼ cup of sugar.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out dry or with a few crumbs.
- Take out of the oven and leave to cool in the springform pan for a few minutes.
- Transfer cake to a wire rack to cool down completely.
Notes
Nutrition
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Looks delicious! I am wondering how this would taste using browned butter? Have you ever tried it that way?
No, I haven't Taren. You can try, but you will get richer, more intense flavor.. I think.
Best,
Dragana
Made this strawberry cake today. It is so good and now one of my favorites! I didn't have yogurt so I substituted sour cream. Like one of the other bakers, I baked a little too long. I'll correct that next time. Will also cut the strawberries in smaller pieces to get better distribution in the batter.
Thank you for the recipe!
Thank YOU, I'm so glad you liked it.
Best,
Dragana
I made this cake and it came out almost like a cheesecake, is this right? Or is it meant to be more cakey?
It's a moist cake, Zarli.
Best,
Dragana
Made this cake with sweet cherries. Turned out amazing!
Thank you for the wonderful recipe
Great combo, I'm so glad.
Thank YOU, Esya.
Best,
Dragans
I would like to make this recipe but I do not know what the weights are in grams I live in UK (I do not know what a cup would be)
Hi Maria, here are list of ingredients in UK grams:
126 grams of all purpose flour
30 grams of cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
120 grams cream cheese
76 grams unsalted butter, room temperature
150 grams + 50 grams granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
82 grams Greek yogurt
500 grams strawberries, cut into quarters
Best regards,
Dragana
Hi! I want to make this but I only have a 10-inch springform pan. Would you recommend I use bigger amounts for ingredients or would this still work? I don't want the cake to be too thin.
Hi Kara,
you need to increase each ingredient by 20 percent.
Best regards,
Dragana
If fresh berries aren’t available can frozen ones be used?
Yes Jane.
Enjoy!
I’m planning to make this cake tomorrow. I’m at an elevation of 3500 feet. Is the oven temperature correct at 350°?
Yes, Trudy. But if you like you can bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out dry.
Best regards!
After adding the sugar to the butter and cream cheese mixture how long does it take to reach “ light and fluffy “ stage. Flavor of the cake was great.
Hi Ruth,
In a large dish, mix cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for about a minute.
Add 3/4 cup sugar and mix one minute more, until it's light and fluffy.
Best regards.
Hi!
This recipe looks amazing and I'm going to try it today. I was just wondering on how to store this cake. In a fridge or at room temperature?
Thank you Amna. You can keep it in the fridge few days longer.
Enjoy!
I made this cake for a summer cookout and it was delicious! I made a thick vanilla glaze to go on top of the cake with powdered sugar, vanilla flavoring, and heavy cream. Everyone loved it!
Great idea, Leanne. I'm so glad you liked it. Best regards.
I'm confused, I think there is the step missing in the recepie. When do you mix dry ingredients from step 2 (the medium dish)? Thanks.
Hi Irina,
I will repeat process. In step 5 you are adding dry ingredients.
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Butter and flour 9 inch spring form pan or use cooking spray, instead. Leave aside.
2. In medium dish combine dry ingredients - flour, corn starch, baking powder and salt. Leave aside.
3. In a large dish, mix cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for about a minute.
4. Add 3/4 cup sugar and mix some more, until it is light and fluffy.
5. Add one egg at a time, vanilla extract and Greek yogurt and continue to mix, slowly adding dry ingredients.
Best regards.
So I bought a 8 oz stick of creme cheese do I just cut it in half and that's all I need? Because I see many videos of people using 4 sticks of 8 oz so I'm wondering if I need more .
Yes Yohn, you can cut it in half.
Best regards.
Made this and LOVED it. It was so rich and yummy. Will make again!
Thank you, I'm so glad.
Best.
I made this yesterday and it is so wonderful. I baked it a little to long but it's still a fantastic dessert. I"ll correct the baking time next time I make it. Perfect for just me and my husband.
Thanks Dragana,
I'm so glad that you liked it. It really is fantastic dessert.
Best regards!
Our store was out of strawberries, so I used fresh raspberries! It was delicious with the raspberries.
It's a great choice too, Pamela.
I'm so glad you liked it.
Regards!