Strawberry Ruffle Cake is a great way to usher in summer
The abundant sweet strawberry season in peak flavor is perfect combination with my vanilla cake!
Buttercream Ruffle Decor is easy to achieve if you use my recipe for American or even Swiss Meringue buttercream!
Then the only special tools you need is a large petal tip.
And be sure to watch the video linked below to see how to do it!
I guess you can say I’m kinda obsessed with Ombre cakes
Since this is my third Ombre style cake for 2021!
All three of them using a modified version of my Famous Vegan Vanilla Cake Recipe and let’s just face it, it can’t be beat so why bother looking elsewhere?
Ombre Matcha Cake ~ Ombre Mocha Cake
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Notes for Success:
The recipe below makes 3-7″ cake layers but if you only have 8″ cake pans just divide the batter between 2-8″ cake pans for a 2 layer cake instead
This is a building on recipes project where you will need several recipes ahead of time to get to this final cake.
All of the recipes can be prepared well in advance of building the final cake.
Berry compote can be made up to 5 days in advance and kept in the refrigerator until needed; even the mirror glaze *if you are making it, can be prepared up to 2 weeks in advance!
I always use frozen berries but you can of course use fresh berries although you will almost definitely have to add some sugar and a few tablespoons of water to help them cook down without burning.
Another secret weapon for my berry compotes; no matter what berry I am using I always add a handful of cranberries to the mix. Cranberries are the highest in natural pectin so by adding them in with your other berries as it all cooks down together will guarantee a thick compote that doesn’t need any help from things like cornstarch or arrowroot. Optional of course, but you may want to give it a try sometime! Otherwise add a teaspoon of cornstarch to the boiling juices to thicken it up slightly
Strawberry Vanilla Ruffle Cake
Ingredients
- 1 Recipe Vanilla Cake
- 1 Recipe Buttercream of Your Choice
- ¼ Recipe Strawberry Mirror Glaze
For the Strawberry Compote:
- 12 ounces Fresh Strawberries
- 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- 2-4 Tbs Sugar
Instructions
- If you are making everything fresh on the same day you want to build the cake, be sure to bake the cake layers first to get them cooled & cold before assembling. Otherwise you can prepare all the recipes in advance stored according to the instructions on each post & assemble the cake at a later date.
- The compote is made by combining the berries, cranberries & optional sugar in a heavy bottom sauce pot & bring to a boil.
- Turn the heat down to low to a simmer for about 20 minutes or until the berries break down & the cranberries begin to pop open. Stirring often to avoid scorching the bottom, cook until it is to a stewed fruit consistency.
- Remove from the heat & refrigerate until needed.
- Assemble the cake as shown in the video tutorial or decorate as you prefer!
Video
Notes
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YAY! awesome! thank you so much I’m so happy you are here, if you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask! Also can email me at gretchensbakery3@gmail.com
I will be making a variation of this cake for Mother’s Day, minus the glaze and with pink sprinkles instead. I’m using the vanilla cake and aquafaba buttercream recipe from your book which I just bought.
I just made your chocolate cake recipe for a peanut butter chocolate cake for a friend’s birthday and it was amazing! Thank you for all the great recipes! I’ve been vegan 20 years and never thought I’d see the day when amazing recipes like yours would be possible.
WOW! aw3some! thankyou so much for the comment and the support!
This cake is stunning! What size tin did you use for it?
Thank you! And thanks for pointing out that I never mentioned the cake size! I have just updated the entire post and I use 7″ cake pans for 3 layers but if you do not have 7″ pans just divide the cake batter into 2-8″ pans for a 2 layer cake instead!
Hi Gretchen, this cake looks beautiful! I’m planning to make it for my sister’s wedding. The recipe says any buttercream, but as the stakes are high, I just wanted to check that all of the buttercreams will hold the piping decoration? The groom doesn’t like things too sweet, so I thought I would use one of your meringue buttercreams if it will work with this decoration.
Hey there, yes any recipe of buttercream you like the most will be fine to decorate with (except the Ermine) but I would recommend no matter what recipe you use to add the shortening addition.
I believe I have made a note about “no longer adding shortening” in my buttercream recipes as my choice since I am not heavily decorating nor am I traveling or displaying cakes at length anymore so for me it’s no longer needed.
You can replace any amount of the vegan butter in any recipe up to HALF with shortening