Strawberry cake with white icing

This moist and flavorful Strawberry Cake from scratch is a favorite year-round!

Fresh Strawberry Cake is my mother’s favorite and a guaranteed showstopper. I mean look at this y'all. I’ve served this at baby showers, bridal showers, brunches and made for birthdays as well. My favorite place to serve it, though, is at my own dinner table.

Makes 1 (8-inch) cake

Try our simple Strawberry Buttercream Frosting recipe! With only 4 ingredients, it's a breeze to make. Made with fresh strawberries, it delivers a natural, refreshing flavor perfect for cakes and cupcakes. Treat yourself to the taste of summer with every creamy bite.

A soft and fluffy vanilla cake with a homemade strawberry filling and strawberry buttercream

This cheery Strawberry Dream Cake is a delicious strawberry cake using a shortcut white cake mix, with the addition of fresh strawberries added in, for more real strawberry flavor!

Fresh Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Buttercream: Soft and fluffy cake made with fresh strawberries and topped with a cream strawberry buttercream.

Vanilla cake with strawberry filling and cool whip cream cheese icing

This recipe makes 1 8" cake with 3 layers. You can also make a 6" cake with 2 thick layers cut in half for a 4 layer cake along with 12 cupcakes.

This Homemade Strawberry Cake is full of sweet, fresh strawberry flavor! Moist strawberry cake layers are paired with a strawberry cream cheese frosting for the ultimate strawberry cake! The texture isn't light and fluffy, but instead tender with a tight crumb. You might even find it a little dense, but not too heavy.