Fresh Strawberry Vanilla Cake

Name: Fresh Strawberry Vanilla Cake
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 10-12 three-layer slices
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: {CAKE (one large cake)}; 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 2 cups sugar; 1 cup milk; 4 eggs; 3/4 vegetable oil; 2 1/4 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp vanilla essence; {whipped cream & topping}; 2 cups heavy whipping cream; 1 tsp vanilla extract; Strawberries

Eats by Vimbiso @cook_13296199

Nairobi Kenya

This cake makes a statement of its own! And guess what!? I baked it on our backyard BBQ grill! This was my first time making a cake on a BBQ grill, I got this idea from this South African cooking show where they were using the exact BBQ grill that I have.

For the best results I think the grill should have a lead to trap all the heat. The cakes came out very well, similar to using the oven. You can always use your oven, obviously. :)

My mom has been making this vanilla cake since her food and nutrition high school class where she learnt the recipe. It is always her go-to when we suddenly run out of bread, which is not too often, or when she's craving something sweet or when I am craving something sweet, which is quite often...emphasis on quite.

One of my favorite looks for a cake is the naked look. I love being able to see the pretty layers, and it’s even easier to put together.

I also like to make the cake fruity by adding berries on top of the whipped cream frosting. I am always totally in love with the look of it. So bright, and beautiful.

I used ingredients enough to yield 2 large cakes but I divided the mixture to get 3 smaller cakes. Basically, I doubled the ingredients (mixed separately) but made 3 cakes with the batter. If you want just one large cake that's okay as well.

For the best results I think the grill should have a lead to trap all the heat. The cakes came out very well, similar to using the oven. You can always use your oven, obviously. :)

One of my favorite looks for a cake is the naked look. I love being able to see the pretty layers, and it’s even easier to put together.

I also like to make the cake fruity by adding berries on top of the whipped cream frosting. I am always totally in love with the look of it. So bright, and beautiful.

Eats by Vimbiso @cook_13296199

Nairobi Kenya

For the best results I think the grill should have a lead to trap all the heat. The cakes came out very well, similar to using the oven. You can always use your oven, obviously. :)

One of my favorite looks for a cake is the naked look. I love being able to see the pretty layers, and it’s even easier to put together.

I also like to make the cake fruity by adding berries on top of the whipped cream frosting. I am always totally in love with the look of it. So bright, and beautiful.

For the best results I think the grill should have a lead to trap all the heat. The cakes came out very well, similar to using the oven. You can always use your oven, obviously. :)

One of my favorite looks for a cake is the naked look. I love being able to see the pretty layers, and it’s even easier to put together.

I also like to make the cake fruity by adding berries on top of the whipped cream frosting. I am always totally in love with the look of it. So bright, and beautiful.

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Ingredients

Cook time: 40 min (each cake)

10-12 three-layer slices

{CAKE (one large cake)}
2 1/2 cupsall purpose flour
2 cupssugar
1 cupmilk
4eggs
3/4vegetable oil
2 1/4 tspbaking powder
1 tspvanilla essence
{whipped cream & topping}
2 cupsheavy whipping cream
1 tspvanilla extract
Strawberries

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Steps

Cook time: 40 min (each cake)

1

Preheat grill/oven to 175°C/350°F
2

Mix the sugar and eggs together for about a minute until slightly thickened.
3

Gradually add the flour and baking powder then add the milk, oil, and vanilla essence. Mix for 1-2 minutes until the batter is smooth and creamy. (Make sure you do not over mix).
4

Repeat the above procedures for another 'large cake'.
5

Combine all the mixtures to double it.
6

Divide the doubled mixture into 3 and bake the cakes for 30-40 minutes each.
7

Remove cakes from oven/grill and allow to cool for 5 minutes, then remove to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
8

To make whipped cream, whip heavy whipping cream and vanilla essence until stiff peaks form.
9

To stack the cake, place the first layer of cake on your cake plate, top cake with a layer of whipped cream and sliced strawberries and do the same for the 2nd and 3rd layer. You’ll use about 2/3 (two thirds) cups of whipped cream per layer.
10

Refrigerate cake until ready to eat. Best if eaten within 3 - 4 days of making. Enjoy!