6-Ingredient Strawberry Cake

Six ingredients are all you need to make this rich and airy layer cake filled with fresh strawberries and frosted with sweet whipped cream.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 372 Calories

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced
• 8 eggs, at room temperature
• 1.25 cups white sugar
• 1.25 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 2.5 cups chilled heavy whipping cream
• 0.5 cup confectioners' sugar, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch round cake pans with cooking spray.

Step 2

Beat eggs with an electric mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add white sugar gradually, continuing to beat on medium speed until fully incorporated, about 6 minutes. Add flour slowly, using a spatula. Beat the batter for 1 minute on low speed.

Step 3

Divide batter between the prepared cake pans.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes in the pans. Invert onto a wire rack to cool completely, about 25 minutes.

Step 5

Lay strawberries evenly over 1 cooled cake layer. Spread enough whipped cream over the strawberries to cover them completely. Lay second cake layer on top. Frost with remaining whipped cream.

Step 6

While cakes are cooling, beat heavy cream with clean beaters until soft peaks form. Add confectioners' sugar slowly, continue to beat until stiff peaks form.