20 Strawberry Cake Recipes for Every Occasion
Strawberry-Lemonade Cake
Recipe: Strawberry-Lemonade Cake
You can assemble this glorious strawberry cake up to two days ahead and store at room temperature. Also, you can freeze cooled layers up to a month in plastic wrap and aluminum foil. The sweet-tart Strawberry-Lemonade Jam and Strawberry Frosting make for a delicious finish.
Strawberry-Rosé Snack Cake
Recipe: Strawberry-Rosé Snack Cake
It's always wine o' clock with this easy strawberry cake. The pretty pink comes from the freeze-dried strawberries and a generous splash of rosé. We love snack cakes for their simplicity—no frosting multiple layers here—and their creativity. Recipe developer Ann Taylor Pittman's ingenious use of rosé brings the batter a lovely pink hue and helps it be fluffy and light once baked.
Strawberry Birthday Cake
Recipe: Strawberry Birthday Cake
What looks like a plain white cake from the outside hides a truly special strawberry cake inside. A simple strawberry compote is the key to this strikingly simple cake. Whip one up for all the special occasions: birthdays, showers, and summery holiday gatherings.
Strawberry Shortcake Sheet Cake
Recipe: Strawberry Shortcake Sheet Cake
Need a strawberry shortcake for the potluck? This one delivers, using a pound of fresh strawberries and mascarpone cheese for added richness. It might not be the typical strawberry cake, but it's certainly an unforgettable one.
Chocolate Strawberry Cake
Recipe: Chocolate Strawberry Cake
This party-perfect flavor pairing delivers as a decadent chocolate layer cake with fresh strawberry buttercream.
Strawberry-Lemonade Cupcakes
Recipe: Strawberry-Lemonade Cupcakes
Strawberries and lemonade are a duo for a reason. The sweet berries are the perfect pairing to the tart drink, and now you can have them in cupcake form.
Fresh Strawberry Meringue Cake
Recipe: Fresh Strawberry Meringue Cake
Stack layers of fluffy, nutty meringue between whipped creamy filling and juicy fresh strawberries. No matter where you serve this, it's a show-stopping sweet everyone will enjoy.
Strawberry Crunch Ice Cream Cake
Recipe: Strawberry Crunch Ice Cream Cake
Five ingredients stand between you and this summery dessert. Inspired by the ice cream shop cakes, this rendition of a strawberry crunch cake is sure to bring back loads of memories.
Strawberry-Banana Pudding Icebox Cake
Recipe: Strawberry-Banana Pudding Icebox Cake
This no-bake strawberry cake was made for hot summer days. It combines the cooling powers of banana pudding with a sweet-tart bite of strawberry cake. We use graham crackers instead of vanilla wafers to make for easier layering and slicing.
Homemade Strawberry Shortcake
Recipe: Homemade Strawberry Shortcake
This no-fuss strawberry dessert uses homemade buttermilk biscuits and whipped cream to showcase fresh berries. These might be a little more fussy than a standard layer cake, but the individual portions makes for a beautiful presentation.
Strawberry Vanilla Cake
Recipe: Strawberry Vanilla Cake
Delicate, fluffy strawberry cake gets a coat of sweet vanilla icing. Top it all off with some fresh, ruby-red berries before serving for an added wow factor.
Strawberry Icebox Cake
Recipe: Strawberry Icebox Cake
The nostalgic icebox cake is back, featuring crisp chocolate wafers and strawberries with a hefty serving of whipped cream. The whipped cream's delicate pink hue is thanks to strawberry jam.
Strawberry Kuchen
Recipe: Strawberry Kuchen
A German word meaning cake, Kuchen represents the cultural influences of our region. Unlike quick batter cakes, this strawberry cake is yeasted and requires some time and patience, but it will reward you in spades—or, rather, in slices.
Katie Jacobs' Strawberry Shortcake
Recipe: Katie Jacobs' Strawberry Shortcake
"Naked" cakes are ones that aren't finished with layers of buttercream or frosting. They're allowed to be a bit more freeform. That concept is used in this strawberry cake to great effect. Use a pastry cutter to work butter into the flour mixture to help dough come together seamlessly.
Flag Cake
Recipe: Flag Cake
This sour cream pound cake uses strawberries for a patriotic punch. If you don't need Old Glory for a particular theme, use any combination of berries and fruit to make beautiful displays atop this casserole-sized cake.
Strawberry Swirl Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Recipe: Strawberry Swirl Cream Cheese Pound Cake
There are a few things to note about this strawberry cake recipe before you start baking. First, the cream cheese is added after beating the butter and sugar. And, yes, you read the cooking instructions correctly—the cake bakes at a slightly higher temperature than usual.
Fresh Strawberry Cupcakes
Recipe: Fresh Strawberry Cupcakes
No artificial flavors and colors over here. The vibrant pink shade is achieved with freeze-dried strawberries and plenty of fresh fruit chopped and thrown into the batter.
Plum-Berry Cornmeal Sheet Cake
Recipe: Plum-Berry Cornmeal Sheet Cake
Baking in your favorite 13-by-9-inch pan with parchment paper makes this cake easy to transport and also makes cleanup a breeze.
Strawberries-and-Cream Sheet Cake
Recipe: Strawberries-and-Cream Sheet Cake
Trust us: This simple and swoon-worthy strawberry sheet cake will be a keeper in your recipe box. File it under "Springtime Crowd-Pleaser."
Strawberry-Rhubarb Skillet Coffee Cake
Recipe: Strawberry-Rhubarb Skillet Coffee Cake
Not all cakes require frosting to be spectacular. This strawberry cake sure proves that. Baked in a cast iron pan, the dense, butter batter envelopes strawberry and rhubarb slices. A delicately sweet crumble sits on top for a nice textural contrast in each bite.
More Strawberry Ideas
Recipe: Roasted Strawberry Compote
This Roasted Strawberry Compote is one of our new favorite ice cream toppings.
You know spring has arrived when strawberries begin to appear at the local farmers' market. For a few blissful months, ripe, jewel-toned berries tempt us from the fruit stands, begging to be incorporated into a strawberry dessert for all the picnics, potlucks, cookouts, and other social gatherings of the season. Lucky for you, the juicy fruit takes center stage in these delightful strawberry cake recipes. Fresh, in-season strawberries provide the perfect excuse to whip up a decadent dessert, whether you're celebrating a special occasion or just having a relaxing dinner at home with your family. These show-stopping strawberry cakes are pretty as a picture and will certainly keep them coming back for more. From the crowd-pleasing strawberry sheet cakes and strawberry cupcakes to the nostalgic ice cream and icebox cakes, plus fun pairings like strawberry and lemonade, these strawberry cake recipes will have you celebrating spring and its bounty.