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    Best Strawberry Pudding Cake

    Written by Kathrin (2 Comments)

    Just the thing for spring and summer: this delicious strawberry pudding cake tastes great for the whole family!

    strawberry pudding sheet cake

    Finally, strawberry pie time again!

    As soon as the first ripe fruits are here, such a delicious strawberry cake with pudding is simply the best way to get in the mood for spring. With a luscious layer of ripe, red and aromatic berries. One bite - and your spirits are guaranteed to soar!

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    • Taste and Occasion
    • Ingredients
    • How to Make the Strawberry Pudding Cake
    • Top Tip
    • Recipe Card
    • Delicious Strawberry Pudding Sheet Cake
    • Similar Recipes
    • Nutrition
    • Reviews

    Taste and Occasion

    The strawberry cake recipe I'm sharing with you in this post is, admittedly, anything but extraordinary. It's a true classic (just like grandma's cherry pie with sprinkles). But sometimes the most uncomplicated things are the best anyway, right?

    Just like the strawberry sheet cake, which makes either a whole children's birthday party happy, the open-plan office with the nice colleagues or the particularly hungry little children (little joke… but with a big spark of truth).

    strawberry pudding cake recipe

    Ingredients

    The strawberry pudding cake is so plain and simple that it needs almost no instructions. An ordinary sponge cake base is followed by a layer of custard - which is really just milk, minimal sugar and custard powder - and a topping of lots of strawberries along with cake frosting. That's it. So far, so delicious.

    At the bakery you have to pay for such a strawberry slice for sure 2-3 euros. And then you might get a piece of strawberry cake that tastes more like sugar than fruit. As actually almost always is self-baking the better choice 😉 .

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    And the nice thing is that you can make the strawberry cake with pudding a little differently every time. As written, my version is pretty basic, at least except for the pistachio decoration.

    Strawberry cake with pudding

    How to Make the Strawberry Pudding Cake

    Hopefully, now you all got a taste for the simple strawberry cake with vanilla pudding 🙂 . Best start preparing right away, as the sponge cake base needs to cool before topping, and also the pudding tends to be a little too cool than too warm.

    For preparation, cover the bottom of a baking tray with baking paper, preheat the oven to 350°F/175°C and cream soft butter with sugar.

    Add the eggs one by one and mix everything well. Stir in the flour mixed with the baking powder and salt alternately with the milk. If necessary, add a little more milk until the dough falls from the spoon with difficulty tearing.

    Spread the dough evenly on the baking sheet and bake for about 20-25 minutes. Let the cake cool. Meanwhile, cook a pudding according to package directions (but only with 800 ml milk instead of 1 liter milk).

    Allow teh pudding to cool, stirring repeatedly to prevent a skin from forming. Alternatively, cover the bowl with plastic wrap.

    Place a baking frame around the cake base (especially if the baking tray is very flat). Spread the pudding on it. Wash and clean the strawberries and spread them on the pudding.

    Recipe Recommendation

    Summer Fruit Cake
    Easy, quick, always delicious: this colorful fruit cake from the baking sheet made of sponge cake becomes super moist. Depending on the season, tastes great with fresh fruit, frozen or canned fruit.

    Prepare the cake glaze with the sugar according to the package instructions and spread it thinly on the berries with a spoon and/or brush. Sprinkle cake with chopped pistachios and you are done!

    strawberry cake with pudding easy summer recipe

    Top Tip

    For a springform pan, you can also use my basic fruit base recipe as a base. If you'd rather make a no-bake cake, you can find inspiration here and here; or maybe you'd like a light strawberry tart with cottage cheese, these mini strawberry cheesecakes, or a complete sweet table? A delicious berry season to you all!

    Recipe Card

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    5 from 8 votes

    Delicious Strawberry Pudding Sheet Cake

    A classic that just always goes down well: a moist sponge base is followed by a layer of custard and a topping of strawberries and icing. Tastes also delicious with sponge cake.
    Prep Time25 mins
    Baking Time25 mins
    Waiting Time30 mins
    Servings: 12
    Calories: 475kcal

    Ingredients

    • 280 grams (1 ⅓ cups) butter , soft
    • 180 grams (1 cup) sugar
    • 4 eggs, medium-sized
    • 350 grams (3 cups) all-purpose flour
    • 17 grams (1 ½ tablespoon) baking powder, 1 small bag
    • 1 pinch salt
    • 100 milliliters (½ cup) milk

    For the topping

    • 800 milliliters (3 ½ cups) milk
    • 2 sachets vanilla pudding powder , for cooking
    • 80 grams (½ cup) sugar
    • 1 kilogram (7 cups) strawberries
    • 1 packet (1 ) red cake glaze, for 250 ml of liquid
    • 2 tablespoons sugar

    For decoration

    • 4 tablespoons pistachios, chopped

    Instructions

    • Cover the bottom of a baking tray with baking paper, preheat the oven to 350°F/175°C . Cream the soft butter with the sugar.
    • Add the eggs one by one and mix well. Stir in the flour mixed with the baking powder and salt alternately with the milk. If necessary, add a little more milk until the dough falls from the spoon with difficulty tearing.
    • Spread the dough evenly on the baking sheet and bake for about 20-25 minutes. Let cool.
    • Meanwhile, cook a pudding according to package directions (but only with 800 ml milk instead of 1 liter milk). Allow to cool, stirring repeatedly to prevent a skin from forming. Alternatively, cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
    • Place a baking frame around the cake base (especially if the baking tray is very flat). Spread the pudding on it. Wash and clean the strawberries and spread them on the pudding.
    • Prepare the cake glaze with the sugar according to the package instructions and spread it thinly on the berries with a spoon and/or brush. Sprinkle cake with chopped pistachios.

    Ingredient substitutions

    Do you want to replace some ingredients? Here you find tips for baking ingredient substitutions!

    Similar Recipes

    Looking for more fruity summer recipes? How about this delicious summer fruit sheet cake? We also love this tasty peach cobbler with caramel.

    See you next time!

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Delicious Strawberry Pudding Sheet Cake
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 475 Calories from Fat 216
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 24g37%
    Saturated Fat 14g88%
    Trans Fat 1g
    Cholesterol 112mg37%
    Sodium 227mg10%
    Potassium 428mg12%
    Carbohydrates 57g19%
    Fiber 3g13%
    Sugar 32g36%
    Protein 8g16%
    Vitamin A 804IU16%
    Vitamin C 49mg59%
    Calcium 170mg17%
    Iron 2mg11%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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      It's like a little miracle to me every time. Seemingly simple ingredients are made into something that can brighten up your life. Butter, sugar, eggs, and flour melt into an airy biscuit, a fine tart, a juicy cake, or a crispy biscuit. Baking simply makes you happy. Welcome and enjoy our blog!

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    Comments

    1. Penney Veilleux

      May 28, 2021 at 12:38 pm

      We don’t use metric measures here. ‍

      Reply
      • jan

        May 28, 2021 at 2:15 pm

        That's great Penney! We offer usually both metric measures and US measures on each recipe. Just click the "Measures in U.S. Customary units" link below the ingredients to see the ingredients in US measures.
        Best
        Jan

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