Looking for a Great Strawberry Cake Recipe

[FoodChic]

I've looked online and everything has jello in it. I dispise the artifical taste of strawberry jello, and I can't imagine it's a benefit to a cake.

I need something really moist, and really strawberry delicious!

Thanks so much!

[magiesmom]

This is wonderful, wonderful,wonderful
http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/10/pink-lady-cake/
This works best with really good strawberries, of course

and a very different thing, more berry than cake
http://smittenkitchen.com/2011/05/str...

[FoodChic]

Thanks to all of you for taking the time to respond. Some fabulous choices here. I'll do some reading and let you know what I decide and how it turns out.

[Betty]

My mother often made one with fresh strawberries, no jello. I found this link that seems very similar. My mother would also add strawberries into her cream cheese frosting.

http://www.jasonandshawnda.com/foodie...

[happybaker]

That recipe looks GREAT!

[Calipoutine]

cook's illustrated strawberry cream cake.

[happybaker]

I looked it up - not that different from an Italian casada cake.

I guess great minds think alike!

[happybaker]

This is a really great cake, I make it every summer -

http://smittenkitchen.com/2011/05/str...

You could also make an italian casada cake - a yellow cake filled with custard and fresh strawberries in the center, then "frosted" with whipped cream and topped with more strawberries.

[coll]

The Cake Doctor has a delicious bundt cake with strawberries and walnuts, lots of each and very moist. If that's not too boring, I will get the recipe out.

[Emme]

I do a really great moist strawberry cake using powdered freeze-dried strawberries. It's a pricier ingredient, but definitely produces a "if strawberry was a cake" experience.

[FoodChic]

That sounds interesting. Would you mind sharing the recipe?

[rasputina]

you mean a strawberry flavored cake or a cake with strawberries as a filling or topping? Where I'm from strawberry cake is a yellow or white layer cake with fresh strawberry filling and strawberry frosting, no jello involved, that is why I'm asking.

[HillJ]

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/360513

this CH thread has some wonderful ideas.