Strawberry Cake with Cream Cheese
An easy recipe for strawberry cake that’s made in a cast iron skillet, and is super moist. It’s quick to throw together, and delicious served warm from the oven!
This recipe for strawberry cake is simple, and uses basic pantry ingredients except for two things, the cream cheese and strawberries. I love the way this fresh cake looks when it comes out of the oven. It’s crispy on the outside, and so moist on the inside.
Why This Recipe Works
Like most desserts that come out of a cast iron skillet, this one is delicious warm, straight from the oven. It’s also a dish that looks pretty enough to serve for a party, but is quick enough to whip up for a weeknight meal.
Main Ingredients
- Butter
- White sugar
- Cream cheese
- Eggs
- Flour
- Spices
- Leavening
How To Make
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Wash and slice strawberries. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a standing mixer with the paddle attached, beat the butter, sugar and cream cheese for 3 minutes.
- Add eggs one at a time while still mixing.
- Add vanilla.
- Add flour mixture to butter/sugar mixture in two increments. Make sure to mix well and scrape the bowl.
- Sprinkle 1 tablespoon flour on strawberries and lightly stir to coat.
- With mixer on lowest speed, stir strawberries into the batter.
- Put batter into 10 inch cast iron skillet. Refresh the skillet with a light coating of canola or olive oil before adding batter.
- Spread batter to the edges of skillet with a spatula.
- Sprinkle generously with sanding sugar.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 15 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream or Cool Whip/whipping cream.
Tips for Success
- If you don’t have a cast iron skillet, you can make this batter into cookies or use a 9-inch square pan. I highly recommend a cast iron skillet though because I can’t guarantee the incredible texture without it. My skillet is the 10.25 inch from Lodge. It’s very inexpensive and comes already seasoned.
- Serve it with ice cream or Cool Whip/whipping cream for an amazing dessert or snack.
- This is one of those recipes that you can adjust to suit your own taste. If you don’t like strawberries, any fruit will work. I think fresh blueberries, peaches or rhubarb would be especially tasty. Any combination of fruits would also be delicious.
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Strawberry Cream Cheese Skillet Cake Dessert
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter at room temp.
- 1 1/2 cups Sugar
- 1 8 oz. tub Philadelphia Cream Cheese Spread
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt cut in half if you use salted butter
- 2 cups finely sliced fresh strawberries
- 1 tablespoon Flour
- white sanding sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Wash and slice strawberries. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a standing mixer with the paddle attached, beat the butter, sugar and cream cheese for 3 minutes.
- Add eggs one at a time while still mixing.
- Add vanilla.
- Add flour mixture to butter/sugar mixture in two increments. Make sure to mix well and scrape the bowl.
- Sprinkle 1 tablespoon flour on strawberries and lightly stir to coat.
- With mixer on lowest speed, stir strawberries into the batter.
- Put batter into 10 inch cast iron skillet. Refresh the skillet with a light coating of canola or olive oil before adding batter.
- Spread batter to the edges of skillet with a spatula.
- Sprinkle generously with sanding sugar.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 15 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream or Cool Whip/whipping cream.
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