Moist Butter Cake With Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting - Happy Birthday Claire And Happy Thanksgiving

HAPPY BIRTHDAY  CLAIRE !!!!

Here is me wishing you  many more to come

and have a wonderful one this year...

good health, happiness and a knight on a white horse

to take you away LOL!

Have a blessed day dear

and hope you enjoy this Moist Butter Cake With Strawberry Cheese Frosting

as much as I enjoyed baking it for you :)

And HAPPY THANKSGIVING
to all my readers celebrating
thanksgiving :)

This is a light and moist butter cake which I think will be good for Claire and her friends who are shunning away from unhealthy food :p  and the lovely frosting . Read on to know more about this cake that I baked for her birthday :)

Today is Claire's birthday and I baked this delicious and healthy cake for her yesterday.  Actually , I was still on medical leave :p but the passion to bake is so strong. Buying her a cake is an insult to myself :p since I can bake one that has a personal touch to it.  I took this light and yet moist butter cake from Rima's blog  Do drop by her beautiful and inspiring blog for more inspirations.  Claire's favorite cake is butter cake and I purposely chose this healthier version for her.  Splash on with a frosting that is finger licking good...refreshing and topped with fresh strawberries that will have her eyes squinting shut...mmmmmm yummy !

beautifully baked...even surface makes frosting easier

while it is cooling down, I make the frosting....

frosting - cream cheese, whip cream, icing sugar

and strawberry puree....finger licking good

my ipod touch is a good investment :)

cut the butter cake into two equal layers

brush on generously a layer of frosting 

before stacking the top butter cake layer over it

I don't even need to cut off the top 

it is so even :)  this is a great butter cake

and I will bake this healthier version 

for Wild Boar ..he too loves butter cake

I like the frosting to be rustic in look... :)

I know excuses coz I am not a pro but somehow I prefer this look

the finished cake looks great and I love 

the natural pinkish color from the strawberry puree....

a wonderful frosting for this butter cake

hope Claire love the cake as much as I do :) 

Moist Butter Cake - taken  from Bisous À Toi

Ingredients

195g all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
170g unsalted butter, softened
225g sugar (I use 200g)
1 large egg, plus one large egg yolk
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
12 tbsp whole milk
A splash of cognac 


Method :


1. Preheat oven to 190 degrees celsius. Butter and line a 9-inch cake pan.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
3. Using a mixer on medium speed, cream butter and sugar until fluffy for about about 2 minutes.
4. Beat in egg, egg yolk and vanilla until well-combined.
5. On low speed, add flour mixture in 3 parts, alternating with milk.
6. Switch mixer to medium and beat for 10 to 15 seconds, just until batter appears
uniform.
7. Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth top with spatula or knife.
8. Bake for about 40 minutes, or until it a skewer comes out clean.
9. Leave to rest in pan for 5 minutes before serving.


Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting 
( for one 8" cake )


Ingredients :


250 gm cream cheese
1/2 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup icing sugar
1 cup strawberry puree


Method:


Whisk the cream with icing sugar till light and fluffy, add in the heavy cream and strawberry puree and  leave in the fridge for 30 minutes before use.  Make sure the cake is completely cooled before applying the frosting.

Enjoy and hope you too will like this cake :)

and if you have the time ,  do drop by her blog and give her

your birthday greetings :)

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