Comments on: Strawberry Cake with Mascarpone Buttercream

By: Olivia

Olivia — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 22:27:36 +0000

In reply to Kristy. Hi Kristy! Strange that the strawberry flavour didn't come through. Was the freeze-dried strawberry powder fresh?

By: Kristy

Kristy — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 22:54:21 +0000

Just tried this one, I loved thisidea! But mine didnt have a strawberry flavor. I used the half a cup of crushed strawberries and I could barely taste it in the cake. Not sure what I did wrong..

By: Olivia

Olivia — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 17:45:04 +0000

In reply to Mary H. Hi Mary! My cakes tend to be more on the dense side rather than light and fluffy, but it shouldn't be too dense and should rise almost to the top of the pans. This cake may be slightly more dense due to the addition of the strawberry powder. Otherwise, overly dense cakes can be from overmixing the cake batter once the flour is added (it develops too much gluten) or not using room temperature ingredients so the cake batter doesn't emulsify properly.

By: Mary H

Mary H — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 19:06:43 +0000

The flavor was delicious, and i love that it looked and tasted naturally. However, when i made it came out SO dense. Like a brick of cake! (A delicious brick, but a brick nonetheless.) Did i do something wrong, or is it supposed to be a very dense cake? Despite that, everyone loved it! Thank you!

By: Olivia

Olivia — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 16:03:34 +0000

In reply to Heather Browne. Hi Heather! So glad you loved it, thank you!

By: Heather Browne

Heather Browne — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 18:53:32 +0000

Fabulous recipe. My new ‘go to’ for baked strawberry satisfaction. Great thanks!

By: Olivia

Olivia — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:25:27 +0000

In reply to Magda. Hi Magda! My cakes tend to be more on the dense side rather than light and fluffy as I prefer them that way. This one is more dense than most though. Give my chocolate cake recipe a try for something lighter :)

By: Magda

Magda — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 16:01:01 +0000

The buttercream, especially with added strawberry powder was so delicious! The cake was way too dense and unfortunately, it looked undercooked. Having said that, could you let me know which of your cake recipes are on the lighter side? Something more fluffy and less dense?

By: Olivia

Olivia — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 17:07:09 +0000

In reply to Beatrice. Hi Beatrice! It should be fine to leave the strawberry powder out.

By: Beatrice

Beatrice — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 02:22:06 +0000

Thank you! Have you tried the frosting without strawberry powder? I’m concerned it may look speckly with the powder if I’m making an hombre cake.