I tasted strawberry cream cake for the first time in a birthday party 2 years back and ever since I have wanted to create an eggless version of it. And I finally did it for my husband's birthday last month. It has been two years since I baked a cake for my husband's birthday.
The last one I did was this vegan white cake. So I wanted this year's cake to be really good. I was in a huge surprise when I tasted the cake. It was an awesome surprise though. The cake turned out fantastic. The texture was absolutely great and the taste was simply superb.
I had finally nailed down the missing element of a moist cake. The cake recipes I have posted here are definitely great. I do not post mediocre recipes. But I did not like that some of the cakes started drying when stored in the refrigerator. I didn't know what I was doing wrong because I was following all recommended tips for storing it in the fridge.
I have seen a couple of cake recipes, where the recipe suggests to brush the cake with simple sugar solution. I really didn't realize the full effect of it until I tried it myself in this strawberry cream cake. All these days I was thinking it was something fancy and totally unnecessary.
Only now I realize that it is actually for a valid reason. It is done to keep the cake moist for days together. I was not planning to try this trick in this recipe. I wanted to use up the strawberry-sugar syrup which was a by-product while preparing the filling. First I thought I would store it in the fridge to make this strawberry milk and then all of a sudden I had this light bulb flashing in my head telling me to brush it on the cakes.
Thank God that my brain works efficiently at least some of the time! The cake remained moist even after 3 days in the fridge. With my other cakes, I used to bring the cake to room temperature before serving, for it soften up a bit. But I was able to serve this cake directly from the refrigerator.
If I remember right, this is the third time that I was very excited about my creation. The first time was when I baked this eggless chocolate cake using silken tofu, the second time was when I baked this eggless blueberry pound cake, finding out the best combination of egg substitutes for cakes and this strawberry cream cake is the third time.
I got the idea to make a strawberry cream cake from this recipe but I decided to stick with my awesome fail proof eggless pound cake recipe. The trick is to use 50% each of pureed silken tofu and yogurt instead of eggs to get the amazing texture of cake with eggs. I also referred to this recipe for preparing the filling and whipped cream topping.
Note: Factor in the time required for the strawberries to macerate for the filling, freezing the bowl and beaters for preparing the whipped cream frosting and for the cake to soak up the strawberry-sugar syrup while setting out to make this recipe.
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Recipe
Eggless Strawberry Cream Cake
Ingredients
Ingredients Part 1:
- ½ cup yogurt
- ½ cup silken tofu pureed soft/
- ⅓ cup orange juice/milk, freshly squeezed (See My Notes)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Ingredients Part 2:
- 2 and ½ cups cake flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon orange zest (if using orange juice)
Ingredients Part 3:
- ½ cup softened butter
- 1 and ¼ cups white sugar
Ingredients for Filling:
- 2 cups strawberries hulled and chopped
- 2-3 tablespoons white sugar
Ingredients for Frosting:
- 2 cups whipping cream (at least 35% fat)
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup icing sugar (optional, see frosting recipe)
Instructions
Procedure for the filling:
- In a large bowl mash the strawberries and sugar lightly with a potato masher. The amount of sugar will depend upon the sweetness of the berries. Set it aside for 30-60 minutes.
Procedure for the cake:
- Preheat the oven at 350F/180C for 15 minutes. Line two 9-inch round cake pans with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl mix together the ingredients listed in Part 1 and set aside.
- In another bowl sift together the Part 2 ingredients.
- In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar until light and creamy. If the butter is not soft enough the creamed mixture will resemble coarse crumbs. By adding some of the wet ingredients and then creaming it, should solve the problem.
- Add the wet ingredients in 3 portions beating after each addition. The mixture will look curdled, but that should not be a problem. It will be fine once we add the flour mixture.
- Add the dry mix and combine well.
- Divide the batter between the 2 pans. It's about 2 cups of batter per pan.
- Bake for about 21-23 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
- Transfer the pans to cooling racks. Since we have lined the pan with parchment paper, the cake should come off the pan within 15 minutes. Let it cool completely before frosting.
Procedure for whipped cream frosting:
- Keep the bowl (which you are going to use to prepare the frosting) and the electric beaters in the freezer for at least 15-30 minutes.
- Place the cream, sugar and vanilla extract in the bowl and whip until stiff peak forms. I first started with 2 cups of cream and ¼ cup of granulated white sugar. I felt that the cream was not sweet at all. I started adding a tablespoon of icing sugar and whipped it again and went on adding another 3 tablespoons of icing sugar.
- That's when I felt it was sweet enough. So it's your choice to add or not to include the additional icing sugar.
Assembling the cake:
- Level the cakes as always to remove the dome and flatten it.
- The prepared strawberry filling would have secreted water and you would have got a strawberry-sugar syrup. Spoon out the strawberries and set it aside in another bowl. Use the strawberry syrup to brush the leveled cakes, so that the cake will absorb it and be moist for days. Do not fear of too much syrup on the cakes. The cake will keep absorbing it. Before brushing it with syrup, try to dust off the crumbs from the leveled side of the cake using a dry pastry brush. Now pour the syrup directly over the cakes or use a pastry brush to dip the syrup and brush it on the cake. Leave the cakes to soak the syrup for at least 15 minutes. Soaking it for more time is fine too.
- Place one cake on a serving platter or cake stand. The neat and flat side should be on the bottom and the syrup brushed side should be on the top. Spread the strawberry filling on the cake and cover it with half of the frosting.
- Place the other cake on top of the filling. The syrup side should be facing down and the smooth side should be on top for this one. Cover it with the rest of the whipped cream and garnish it with whole or sliced strawberries.
My Notes
- Following the other strawberry cream recipe, I used ⅓rd cup of orange juice for the cake. But the cake did not have the flavor at all. So do add orange zest to the batter if you want an orange flavored cake otherwise stick with plain milk instead of orange juice.
- If you can't find strawberries or if you want a shortcut for the filling, spread a layer of strawberry jam. Similarly you can use store bought whipped topping if you don't have the time to make it at home.
- I have not tried this cake recipe with all-purpose flour, so I do not know if the texture will be as good as this one with cake flour.
- Add another cup of whipping cream if you want to frost the sides of the cake too.
Nutrition
Prachi says
Hands down the best eggless cake I’ve ever made! I’ve made it now at least 3 times following recipe exactly ( milk instead of orange juice ) and once made it into cupcakes... I’ve used 1/2 block of cream cheese folded in whipped cream as well couple tablespoons of strawberry syrup to flavor and stabilize the icing for piping. A great hit always - my guests can’t believe it’s homemade! Thanks Madhuram for all the efforts you put into this blog! You’ve absolutely convinced me that combination of yogurt and tofu is the best egg replacer for cakes;) I’ve been a long time follower... your vegan blueberry muffins are another one of our favorite and made several times!
Madhuram says
You're very welcome, Prachi. Thank you so much for the kind feedback. Happy baking!
Neelam Marshelkar says
Hi, I want to try this recipe. Can we replace silken tofu with cottage cheese? Or any other alternatives you can suggest?
Madhuram says
Cottage cheese won't be a good substitute for tofu. Maybe some more of the yogurt itself.
Raji says
Hi, I made this cake as well for my daughter birthday party. I used APF. I did not have silken tofu so used greek yogurt instead of that. The mix was very thick, it was not in pouring consistency. It added more liquid and the cake was not very fluffy. Could you please help me understand if we can replace tofu in this recipe and also what change should we do if we use APF instead of cake flour?
Thanks a lot
Madhuram says
This cake won't be very fluffy Raji. Especially that we are brushing it with sugar syrup. Also using all purpose flour might have affected the texture a little bit. In that case you should have added a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar and it could have helped to get a better texture. It is supposed to be moist. Yes Greek yogurt being very thick it might have needed some more liquid to get the correct batter consistency.
Raji says
Thanks a lot Madhuram for your prompt reply! It is great to get the suggestion from an expert. Love your blog.
Madhuram says
You're welcome Raji. I don't think I'm an expert just a "guess"pert. Don't know the science behind how things work just guessing few things. 😀
Tiny says
Hi, I tried the cake and it turned out good but was wondering if there is any way we can make the texture more moist?
Madhuram says
Did you miss the sugar syrup coating step? Because if you do that the cake is so very moist.
Jacqueline says
Thanks so much! Just served this cake for my little guy's first birthday party (he's allergic to eggs). It was a big hit! For his smash cake, I baked a 1/4 recipe in a tall (2 inch high?), 4 inch diameter pan, & split it in half to make a layer cake. He managed to put away a significant portion of it! The grown ups enjoyed their regular sized cake too :).
Madhuram says
That's great to know Jacqueline. I'm so glad that the little one got to have cake and enjoyed it too. 😀
Susanne says
I really want to try this recipe. I get rave reviews from my friends on your moist chocolate cake recipe w/ silken tofu. Always a HUGE hit! Do you think it be ok if I used 1/2 cup of canola oil instead of butter? Curious why you chose to use butter in this recipe. Thank you for all your amazing recipes.
Madhuram says
Thanks Susanne. The original recipe used butter so I went with it. But I usually see butter being used in white/yellow cake recipes and oil in chocolate cake recipe.
Prachi says
Hi,
I tried this recipe yesterday. It had a very good taste. Just awesome.I followed the recipe as given just that I halved the recipe.But I have one doubt. After mixing all the ingredients, it was not a flowing consistency at all. It was quite thick. Then I added half cup water and then
I could put in the pan.Where did I go wrong? All the liquid ingredients mentioned are enough ? Am I missing anything?
Madhuram says
Hmm...If you followed the recipe to the T, I can't guess why the consistency was like that.
Prachi says
Should the consistency of yogurt be like water/milk ?
Madhuram says
I think it was more like yogurt only.
Rupa Lakshminarayan says
Hi Prachi and Madhuram,
Even i have tried making this cake twice.
The taste is awesome but as Prachi says the consistency is very thick. When i used a 9 inch bake pan the layers came out thin (not usual height of layer cakes). So am planning on an 8-inch when i try next time. But ya it is not the pouring / flowing consistency.
Thank you
Rupa
Madhuram says
Yes it's a thin cake for a 9 inch layer.
Preshita says
Hi. Tried this recipe and it was very good. First time I saw a recipe using tofu/yogurt combo for egg replacement! Nice. The marinated strawberries were amazing in the cake!! However the texture of the cake was dense n a bit dry. Did I over cook it or did i not have enough strawberry liquid for absorption? Any suggestions for improvement.
Madhuram says
Or maybe you brushed in too much liquid. Not able to guess Preshita.
Sumithra Ramachandran says
Hello,
I did this for my son's fourth b'day and it turned out very well. I modified the recipe a little to use 1/3 cup oil + ghee instead of 1/2 cup butter as the last time I tried with butter (pineapple cake) the texture turned out a little crumbly. This time, with the oil and ghee, the cake was absolutely moist. Also, I used fresh strawberry juice instead of orange juice and added strawberry pieces into the cake batter.
I have tried other recipes from your site and have found them to be very good.
Thank you so much for such wonderful recipes.
Madhuram says
Thank you very much Sumithra
Veronica says
Can you adapt this to a larger rectangle pan for a bigger cake?
Madhuram says
I have tried it in a 13x9 inch pan. That's the biggest I have gone. Use the whole recipe for one rectangular cake. If you are doing layers then use another full recipe for another cake instead of slicing the one cake into halves, because it might slice too thin.
Veronica says
My son loved this the last time I made it, and wants it for his birthday - but I need more than a 9 inch round. Any suggestions to use the same recipe for a rectangular cake? I am thinking I will just have to make two batches? One batch for each layer?
Madhuram says
Use the recipe for one 9x13 inch cake. So you will have to bake it twice.
Suba says
Hi Madhuram. While i have been cooking for my family for more than 18 years now, i have never baked before other than a few odd trials making cup cakes with my kids. I have been wanting to bake a cake all these years and inspite of my husband tempting to take me to the best cake shop to have a bite rather than bake at home, i tried your recipe this evening. I must say that it came out flawless and my folks polished the cake over tea. Thank you for your amazing recipe and instructions. I plan to try more of your recipes going forward... cheers and have a great year ahead!
Madhuram says
Thank you so much for your generous compliments Suba. I'm really flattered.
pooja says
Can bake the cake without tofu
Madhuram says
You can use unsweetened applesauce instead of tofu, but I can't guarantee if you will get the same texture and result.
Carroll says
Well you nail it...this Reciepe is great!!! My friend is very allergic to eggs and her birthday was yesterday and I wanted her to have cake for her birthday and this Reciepe was the best eggless Reciepe EVER!!!! You and your hard work made me a hit of the party. She even had a piece for breakfast the next morning. I know you had to do all the hard work but it is a success. Thanks!!!!
Madhuram says
OMG! Thank you so much for your enthusiastic feedback. You're most welcome, Carroll.
rani patel says
hi
how r u ? i just love your eggless recipes thanks for that.
i have Q what is icing sugar can u tell me where to buy which brand should i buy i m trying to surprise my husband on his birthday next week so can u plz help me with this.
thanks
hope to hear from u soon
rani
Madhuram says
Sorry for the late reply Rani. Have been very busy lately. Thank you for your compliment. Any brand is fine.
Priyanka says
Hey Madhuram! Amazing stuff! Love your website! I just finished baking this cake (followed your recipe to the tee) but I felt that the cake didn't rise as much - any thoughts on why that may be? I used nasoya silken tofu and swan branded cake flour. I'm going to start assembling the cake now so not sure how it tastes. I'm hoping it will be as fantastic as it looks on your website!
Cheers
Madhuram says
If you used a 9-inch pan, the cake doesn't have much height, Priyanka. But with the filling and frosting the cake will have a decent height.