The best recipe for a delicious butter cake with mascarpone and fresh strawberries

Recipe for butter cake with mascarpone and fresh strawberries

The classic butter cake base with vanilla is the basis of a number of pastries. If you stick to the amount of ingredients and the exact procedure, you will enjoy a fluffy and delicate cake, which is given a pleasant sweetness by fresh strawberries.

1. Start the process by preparing your cake base. Beat the butter with the sugar in a bowl. Use a mixer to speed things up. Once you have whipped a light and smooth cream, gradually add eggs (one at a time), sour cream and then flour mixed with baking powder.
2. Once you have a smooth dough, grease the baking sheet with butter and line it with baking paper. Carefully pour the dough into the mold, smooth the surface and place in the oven heated to 320 °F / 160 °C.
3. Bake the cake for approximately 60 to 70 minutes. As soon as it seems ready on the surface, check the inside with a skewer. As soon as the dough does not stick to the skewer, remove the cake from the oven and let it cool.
4. While the cake is cooling, prepare the mascarpone and strawberry cream.
5. Preparing the cream is easy - just mix mascarpone, whipping cream and sugar. Once you've whipped these ingredients into a smooth cream, you're done.
6. Wash the strawberries thoroughly under cold water and cut them in half.
7. When the cake base has completely cooled, divide it in half lengthwise into two sheets.
8. Divide the mascarpone cream in half. Spread one half over the first cake base and then place the strawberries evenly on it. Once you're done, carefully place the second cake base on top of this layer and repeat the whole process with the mascarpone and strawberries once again.
9. You can also decorate the cake with sprigs of mint or edible flowers.

Tips and tricks for a perfect result

In order for the butter cake base to always be perfectly made, it is necessary to follow several rules.

- Always prepare all the ingredients well in advance so that they have time to warm up to room temperature. The secret of the delicious cake base lies precisely in the fact that all the ingredients are at the same temperature.

- Better to bake at lower temperatures and longer. In this way, the cake base will rise as it should, while at the same time maintaining its lightness and moisture.

- Do not divide (cut) the cake base until it has completely cooled down. You risk damaging it unnecessarily.