Strawberry Buttercream Birthday Cake | Serious Eats : Recipes

Ingredients

• For the Cake:
• Baking spray
• 1 ¾ cups (about 12 ¼ ounces) granulated sugar
• 2 ¼ cups (about 11 ¼ ounces) cake flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• + 14 more ingredients
• • 1 cup milk, at room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 4 large eggs, separated and at room temperature
  • 2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • For the Frosting:
  • 1 ¼ cups (about 8 ¾ ounces) sugar
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 4 large egg whites, at room temperature (See Notes)
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 3 sticks (12 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into 24 pieces, at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups (about 2.4 ounces) dehydrated strawberries
  • 1 cup (from one 14-ounce can) sweetened condensed milk

1 For the Cake: Lightly coat two 9-inch round cake pans with baking spray. Line bottoms with parchment paper rounds and coat once again with baking spray. Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. 2 Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in medi...

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