Strawberry Eclair Cake Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Can you put strawberries in between cake layers? ›

If you are making something like a classic sponge cake or angel food cake with layers of whipped cream and strawberries, I would simply slice them and leave them raw. If you are filling a stacked and frosted cake, I would cook them down to a more jammy consistancy. You can puree it to make it smooth if desired.

This two-layer cake uses fresh strawberries in the cake for natural flavor and color. It's topped with luscious vanilla frosting and a crunchy coating made up of Nilla Wafer cookies and freeze-dried strawberries for a fun texture with every bite.

Make sure the strawberries are cut into bits - not halves or slices and preferably fold them into the cream to prevent this from happening. All the flavors will still be there, but your cake will be safer. I also think that the strawberries won't be much of a problem.

Starting from the outside perimeter of the cake, place a ring of strawberries (flat-side down) with the points facing out. Create overlapping circles until the cake is covered. Continue layering concentric rings of strawberries around the cake, overlapping each layer slightly, until you reach the center.

Storage Tips

Sliced fresh strawberries will last in a cake for 3 days in the refrigerator. To Freeze. Fully frosted or unfrosted cake can be frozen for up to 2 months.

Give It A Coat

The “added support” comes from tossing the blotted fruit in a thin layer of flour or cornstarch. You'll find this technique across professional baking cookbooks, but it's a step often missed by home bakers. “Use a sieve to gently toss fruit in flour or cornstarch,” instructs Wise.

Swedish Princess Cake (Prinsesstårta) is a classic Scandinavian torte with layers of sponge cake, raspberry jam, vanilla custard, and whipped cream. It is traditionally dome-shaped and covered with a layer of sweet marzipan tinted green. Princess Cake has been on my baking bucket list for ages.

The cake features layers of vanilla, rainbow-flecked birthday cake, Cheetos cheddar frosting, vanilla frosting, and Cheetos and birthday crumbs sprinkled on top and in between layers.

Geode cakes are stunningly decorated layer cakes meant to mimic the famous natural formation of rock and precious and semiprecious stones. Pieces of the finished and frosted cake are cut out, and then the cavity is filled with edible crystals made out of rock candy.

Generally, speaking, you can use fresh and frozen berries interchangeably in your baking recipes, but you may need to make a few tweaks to ensure it comes out perfectly.

Does a cake with fresh strawberries need to be refrigerated? ›

Should the fresh strawberry cake be refrigerated? Yes! Definitely refrigerate the fresh strawberry cake after it's iced to help keep the whipped cream icing's integrity. The heat will melt and break the whipped cream if it's kept out for too long, and plus, since it is cream, it is best to keep it refrigerated.

Cakes With Fresh Berries

To work ahead, you can always frost the final layer of the buttercream, add any ganache drips, and store the cake overnight in the refrigerator. Then finish the rest of the decorating the day the cake is due to keep those berries looking fresh.

Just don't put fresh fruit or flowers on it until you're almost ready to serve. For other cakes it's much better to make it the day before so all the flavors can meld. I often make cakes using cream and syrup and they're far nicer after they've had time to sit in the fridge overnight.

Spread a thin layer of buttercream/frosting on your cake layers, to work as the sturdy base for your raspberry filling. Doesn't need to be much; just a thin layer. You also need a buttercream “dam” around the cake layers to keep the jammy raspberry filling inside the cake layers.

You are only limited by your imagination! You can add ganache, whipped cream, fresh fruit, pastry cream, or any type of filling like you would put in a pastry or pie. I've even used layers of cheesecake between cake layers.

First, fill in any major gaps between the layers of cake with additional frosting. Begin to even out the frosting with an offset or straight metal spatula. Place a medium dollop of frosting on top of the cake. Use your offset spatula to spread the frosting over the top of the cake, making is flat and even.