Hey family! Ginny asked me for a strawberry cake for her birthday again this year. As I was looking for recipes I combined ideas from a few recipes and created a strawberry frosting recipe that I can't ever imagine straying from. It tastes like a fresh homemade strawberry ice cream! I wanted to remember it for future reference, so here it will go on the blog. :)
Ingredients:
10 oz. bag frozen strawberries
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, slightly chilled
4 oz cream cheese slightly chilled
6 cups powdered sugar
3 tbsp. heavy whipping cream (optional)
1 teaspoon vanilla
pinch of salt
Thaw the strawberries, then drain and reserve the juice for the frosting.
Use half of the strawberries in the cake batter (or save for some other use). Puree the other half (5 oz) of strawberries.
Beat the butter and cream cheese in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment until smooth, about 1 minute.
With the mixer on low, gradually add in the powdered sugar until incorporated.
Keeping the mixer on low, add the strawberry puree, vanilla, and salt.
Slowly add in the reserved strawberry juice, watching the consistency to make sure it does not become too runny.
Add in whipping cream little by little if needed to get to a good spreading consistency (the original recipe did not have the strawberry puree or juice and only had the 3 tbsp. whipping cream, so you can watch and see if you think it needs it or not).
Turn the mixer to medium and beat for 3-5 minutes, which will help it reach a lighter pink color and a lighter texture.
To remove air bubbles, use a wooden spoon to stir and push out air bubbles.
Enjoy!!
And thank you Cakes by Courtney for the base recipe!
THANKS, Jessica!
I can't wait to try this!
PS. I couldn't figure out how to make this a "comment!" So, I just attached it to this post!
