Strawberry Layer Cake + Strawberry Sauce

Three tricks that make this GF layer cake with whipped cream and strawberry sauce extra delicious + how-to video for making the yellow cake layers

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Sometimes it’s the simplest desserts that I ponder over the most; too many possibilities and directions! I knew I wanted a cake centered around strawberries. I wanted pretty, light, fresh, creamy, and fruity; a trifle-like contrast of flavors, and not too sweet. By Tuesday I was in a total state of artistic dilemma, rudderless in a sea of cake component choices. By Wednesday I narrowed down my idea and hit the kitchen testing.

I ended up trying out four different fillings: cream cheese whipped cream, pink confectioners’ sugar-based frosting, Swiss meringue, and finally the winner of the bunch, a lightly sweetened whipped cream, stabilized with Greek yogurt!

*Also: I added a short video demonstrating how I make the HYC Yellow Cake. You can view it on the original yellow cake recipe here.

Three surprising keys to what makes this cake so good: