Oh! I cannot wait to share this simple and delicious cake with you, (plus I have a lovely giveaway so that makes today extra special.) Also, I got to bake this cake with my Mama which I so rarely get to do. So yes- I’m pretty excited right now. Be excited too Ok?
You know I’m a fan of quick and simple desserts and this one is that and more. It was so delicious that I am getting cranky with all the cravings I have for a taste while writing this post. I think was I love most about it is that it’s really not too sweet. It’s satisfying but light at the same time! So-eating several pieces throughout the day becomes much more of an option. In fact I totally support you eating this for breakfast and maybe all the other meals too? (Which I absolutely did.)
Like so many of my favorite cake recipes, the presence of buttermilk makes the texture melt in your mouth good. The batter comes together in minutes and before baking, pieces of juicy seasonal strawberries are scattered across the top. Strawberries out of season? Use raspberries or blackberries instead! I also can’t wait to try this with chunks of juicy peach later in the summer. Mmm.
The original recipe I adapted this from didn’t have any sort of frosting at all, but I always need something white and fluffy on top to make it feel like cake. A sprinkling of sugar before baking created a nice sweet crust, still keeping this whole dessert not too sweet at all. Barely sweetened whipped cream made the finished product taste almost like shortcake.
When I knew this post would be a part of Pampered Chef’s “Help Whip Breast Cancer” campaign, I knew I needed to make something pink(ish.) I knew I wanted lots of bright berries but strawberries were the most in season so they won. But hey- red strawberries, white whipped cream- you get where I’m going with this right?
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg (room temperature)
- 1/2 cup well-shaken buttermilk
- 1 cup strawberries cut in half
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F with rack in middle. Butter, flour and parchment a 9-inch round cake pan.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Beat butter and 2/3 cup sugar with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes, then beat in vanilla. Add egg and beat well.
- At low speed, mix in flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour, and mixing until just combined.
- Spoon batter into cake pan, smoothing top. Scatter berries evenly over top and sprinkle with remaining 1 1/2 Tbsp sugar.
- Bake until cake is golden and a cake tester/toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack and cool until room temperature.
- Cake can be served warm, but if you plan to top it with whipped cream, allow it to cool all the way.
- Using a cold bowl and cold beaters, whip the cream until stiff and stir in the powdered sugar. Spread the whipped cream over the top of the cake and garnish with fresh berries.
O…M…G!! This cake is fantastic. I used fresh mango because they’re in season right now. This will definitely be a go-to recipe for me.
I love Pampered Chef! The cake looks great! I’ll be making it this weekend for my company!
Hi – just curious about the bake temp (seems high)??!!
Can’t wait to try this recipe and I love PC !
Love Pampered Chef products! Your strawberry cake recipe looks yummy! Thanks for posting!
What a yummy recipe and a wonderful giveaway! I love how this company donates to cancer research and their products are amazing and cute
This cake looks so delicious. I cannot wait to try it. :)
I also love Pampered Chef! Great products and they stand by them!
Love, Love, Love anything with strawberries in it!!! My family lost my cousin to Breast Cancer on October 30th, 2011 after a five year battle with Breast Cancer. What a courageous, gracious and sweet soul Tawanna Padgett was. RIP Tawanna!!!
LOVE Pampered Chef!!! Would love to win the Pink Help WHIP Cancer Products.
what a great way to help “whip cancer” than with this cake. It is perfect and really tasty too. Made it just a while ago and sure it will be a hit with the family and friends. I already have people to share it with and will enjoy it all summer or until the peaches arrive. PC always comes up with great ideas this time of year. and love your site.
I Love PC products!!! This cake looks sooo delicious, can’t wait to bring it to a potluck.
Looks yummy!
Can’t wait to try your recipe. Pampered Chef always has great recipes and products.
Looks great keep up the good work
The cake looks absolutely delicious! Can’t wait to try for myself. I also love love love PC products! :)
Thanks for your time and support to bc awareness. It looks delicious!
I love Pampered Chef, and am an avid fundraiser for The American Cancer Society as well. I’ll be trying your recipe soon…may even share with my team members at our Relay-for-Live event coming up June 1st! (I may have to make it cupcakes though, cuz I may have to just eat one right out of the oven!)
Love PC and thanks for helping to fight Cancer. Can’t wait to try this recipe it looks delicious.
I am anxious to try this recipe.
Just came home from the store with strawberries! Perfect timing! Can’t wait to try it!!!
This is my kind of cake recipe… I’ll have to try it with the cherries off my dad’s tree!
Sounds delish…..can’t wait to try it!
I always make sure to purchase something from Pampered Chef from the Help Whip Cancer products in May and October….just placed my new order this morning….couldnt do much since I recently lost my job but I had to help……just lost my mom to cancer on 8/21/11 after fighting it for over 25 years…..Cant wait to try this recipe!!
Looking forward to trying this. Love strawberries!
Looks and sounds delicious. I plan to get the ingredients and make it for a specialty dessert to be served this weekend. I love recipes with buttermilk and can hardly wait to try it. My mother-in-law used to churn butter in Maine 3-4 times a week and I was always on hand for fresh buttermilk. It adds a special delicious element to foods.
I can hardly wait to try it!
Yum sounds wonderful! Thanks for supporting this cause!!
Pampered Chief is the best! The strawberry buttermilk cake looks so delicious.
omg. that looks fabulous. I’m waiting for the strawberries in my backyard and then look out world! lol.
I love to cook and Pampered Chef has been a part of my kitchen for almost 20 years. Just bought two new products that I really love…the potato & tomato slicers. Can’t wait to make the strawberry buttermilk cake.
This cake looks delicious
Looks like a wonderful summer dessert!
I can not wait to try this delicious cake to support all those women fighting breast cancer.
That looks great! I’m going to make it this weekend :)
Hey Audra – this recipe looks awesome! Loved the yummy pictures too, can’t wait to try it out. Kudos to you for promoting this – lets all Help Whip Cancer!!
Can’t wait to try this in my new Kitchenaid!
It is awesome that you are supporting this great cause! I can’t wait to try this recipe too!!
Can’t wait to try this in my new Kitchenaid!
I Love Pampered Chef!! This cake looks yummy & I can’t wait to make it!!
Always need new cake recipes, definately will try it. Thank you :)
Mmm, i cant wait to make this and share it with my family and friends, thanks for the recipe
Sounds like a recipe my grandmother used to make.
I can’t wait to try your recipe! It looks so delicious. Strawberry cake is my fave!
Such an easy cake to make and everyone loved it !! Thanks :)
What an easy cake to make and soooo good !!! Everyone loved it !!
I Love, Love, Love strawberries and cake! I will be making this for this upcoming Memorial Day weekend, farmers market here I come. Thanks alot for sharing! {Suzette}
Thank you for helping promote Breast Cancer awareness. I have family members going through this now. It is great to know that there are kind people out there to help!
Oh this looks delicious. I’m so glad you are supporting the American Cancer Society. A dear old friend passed away this February from brain cancer and was buried by her husband the day after Valentines. Terribly sad. The red reminds me of my friend and the cookies I made for her just weeks before her passing. She loved strawberries. We miss her so….
Great job, looks beautiful! :) Love it — *Michelle
Love PC!!! Well, I love food in general and LOVE easy recipes and tools that make it easier!!
Yeah PINK!!! Good food good cause, what could be better.
Cake looks delish! I would love to win and then bake with my new stuff!
I am making this cake tonight! Thank you!!!! I also liked your page and am very impressed!
Drooling over the recipes I have found here. Can’t wait to try them and love Pampered chef!
liked and shared and i would love to win this
<3! I shared the link!!
I love strawberries, the cake looks delicious! I liked Pampered Chef on Facebook. I pray we find a cure for cancer soon!
Looking forward to making this cake. It looks wonderful!!
i am printing this recipe as i write! sounds yummy!!
Amazing recipe! So simple yet so elegant and can be used for any occasion. It’s strawberry season here in California so I will be making lots of these over the summer and promote The American Cancer Society and encourage everyone to donate $1 while it’s being matched!!! Thank you so much for the wonderful recipe and sharing your experiences with us. You are a wonderful person. I know you miss your grandmother as I miss my mother that I lost 3 years ago but am so thankful for the memories we had and it’s a blessing to have all the photos to look at now and again. God bless you. Lisa
Love Pampered Chef – thanks for supporting breast cancer research!
Love the PINK Help Whip Cancer Products and Pampered Chef products shown here. Yeah to you for helping promote that and to help American Cancer Society raise money! Let’s all Help Whip Cancer!
This cake looks AMAZING! We will be having this tonight ;-) Thanks for the recipe!
What a great cause to support and with a products-Love Pampered Chef!
What a great idea. The cake looks so delious. Can’t wait to try it out.
Love the beautiful cake!!!! It is perfect for “Help Whip Cancer”. My friends and I are having a party to celebrate that 1 of our friends is cancer free and I think that I will make this cake! Thank you to Pampered Chef for helping support. I have many friends and family that have suffered with cancer; some are survivors and some have lost that battle, so it means a great deal to me for the support. I love Pampered Chef and will continue to fill my kitchen with their products!!!!!!
Yumm! I can’t wait to try this! Thank you :)
This cake looks wonderful….can’t wait to try it! And with my pampered chef tools of course….Love Pampered Chef!
This recipe looks so yummy I can’t wait to try it!!!
This looks amazing!
Excellent cause and recipe, liked and shared…
The cake looks awesome, can’t wait to try this for my next family gathering!
My 2 year old is CRAZY about strawberries! I’ll have to attempt to make this…now to only get it to turn out as pretty as yours is a whole other issue! Thanks for this wonderful giveaway…Breast cancer runs in my family and it’s always great to give back to a cause close to “home”
Oh yummy! I can’t wait to try this recipe! Thanks for sharing and for the fun giveaway!
THE CAKE LOOKS DELICOUS, I CAN’T WAIT TO MAKE IT FOR MY FAMILY..WHAT A GREAT CAUSE……
Love this! I have been looking for something different from the standard shortcake. Living in Florida and loving to bake, I have access to some very fresh strawberries, so i am always looking for new recipes.
Beautiful cake for an occasion
That looks so yummy! Please enter me in your sweepstakes!
MMM..the cake looks yummy! Shared on Facebook. Thanks for supporting the American Cancer Society. I pray we find a cure soon!
Cake sounds good! Cancer does need to be wiped out. I have a family member fighting cancer right now and we want it gone.
And it’s fresh strawberry season! Can’t wait to try it!
Great looking cake with Great looking products for a Great Cause!!! Liked and Shared as well!!! =)
Awesome recipe… thanks for sharing. Love PC :)
My sister has breast cancer for the second time, and she found out a day after her 11 year son’s memorial. He had died of a rare form of liver cancer. So am supporting my family and everyone else who has cancer. The cake looks yummy!!
looks good and a great cause
Love this blog and this receipe looks amazing! Will make it for our anniversary this weekend, thanks for posting and thanks for supporting a great cause. Buying some of the pink items in honor of my sister celebrating her 6th year as a breast cancer survivor!~
The strawberry buttermilk cake looks fantastic! I love pampered chef products!
Looks amazing!
This sounds great! I have a dear friend who is battling this disease now…thanks for all you do to help fight this disease…FIGHT LIKE A GIRL!!!!
Looks great must try the recipe and THANKS FOR SHARING!! <3
thanks good site
hope i win!!
great recipe and great cause! thanks for sharing!
looks like a gorgeous cake! :D i liked & share the page!! :)
Looks like a yummy recipe! :)
What a fantastic looking cake and a great cause..definitely going to share on FB.
This looks delicious! Thank you so much for sharing, and definitely liking the “Help Whip Cancer” page. Two of my grandmothers died of cancer, so this is a cause close to my heart :)
yum, i can’t wait to try it!
This cake looks so good!!!
Beautiful cake, amazing cause :)
I think I have everything I would need to make this cake. I love Pampered Chef products.
What a great cake!! Love Pampered Chef – they are always donating to such great causes!
this looks like the perfect cake for a hot summer afternoon! i liked the pampered chef on facebook.
gracias!
Superdelicious and summery! I just LOVE strawberries, well most berries a matter of fact:-)
This cake looks amazing! Buttermilk makes everything better….
This is a really great cause and it’s very important to raise awareness.
I love simple cakes! Sometimes a large 3-tiered cake isn’t necessary. LOVE this Audra!
That looks so yummy and I liked the page on Facebook!
I can’t enter since I’m an international subscriber but I couldn’t stop by and not leave my mahoosive praise on the amazing strawberry buttermilk cake. Seriously, it looks like heaven. I really love these apparently ‘simple’ cakes you bake. I wouldn’t class them as simple. They’re elegant and well, classy. :)
My grandma always used to make wonderful cakes like these. So they bring back fond memories and always make me feel cosy and homely. My future mother-in-law loves these types of desserts too. Two peas n’ all.
Love this cake and love the idea of $1 for every new like!
This cake looks so delicious…can’t wait to make it for my fiancé when he returns from deployment! :-D
Cake looks so good!
Thanks for the chance! I liked on FB!
family74014 at gmail dot com
Making this today for my Dad! Thank you so much for being such an entertaining blogger to follow!
I liked on Facebook. Thanks for the giveaway and the great recipe.
Liked on facebook, wonderful giveaway!
Like on fb Help Whip Cancer Julie A Scott Laws
I have bookmarked your recipe to try
thanks
I liked Help Whip Cancer on Facebook. I cure really needs to be found.
What a wonderful cake.
Hubby’s favorite thing is strawberry cake, so I love trying new recipes. Will have to give it a try with blueberries as well.
3 close friends diagnose with breast cancer in the past year, so I definitely want to support the cause.
Lost my beloved father years ago to cancer. Hoping everyday that a cure is found. Blessings to all who have lost someone and to those to search for a cure. Love your posts. I enjoy cooking and this cake looks sooo good.
I’ve made a similar cake several times over the last few months. So easy! I usually swap out the vanilla extract for almond, though. And thank you for calling my attention to Pamper Chef’s Campaign. I know a lot of people who will jump on board!
I love simple and delicious recipes like this!! And i like that this is totally something the kids would enjoy helping create! Look forward to making this :D
Instead of wasting money on space exploration they should be finding a cure for cancer.
I liked “Help Whip Cancer” on Facebook~Deb S
Thanks so mch for the chance to win~I bet cancer many years ago,but have lost many family and friens through the years.
Saying a prayer for your Mom!!
Yes for being a survivor!!!
I agree- enough with Komen! :)
You too Mommy! Love you!
I’m sorry to hear about your sister-in-law Sandy. I hate cancer :(
That is amazing Amanda!
I’m so sorry to hear about your Mom, Linda. I agree- a cure for cancer needs to happen soon.
Sounds so light and delicious! I love strawberry cake, I mean REALLY love strawberry cake!!! :)
This looks amazing – what a pretty cake! Thank you for your efforts to raise money for a cure….
those strawberries look delicious!
FB Suzanne Kristy
I don’t think there is ANYONE out there who hasn’t been affected by cancer be it themselves or someone they know… I always appreciate efforts to raise money to find a cure!
My mom just died from lung cancer that metastasized to her brain. I hope tons of people LIKE the Pampered Chef FB site and that a cure for cancer is found soon. The medical community has been trying to find a cure for soooo long now that it should be about time.
Making this today! Wonderful! Thanks too for helping out Help Whip Cancer!
This looks delicious! I also sent my sister the Help Whip Cancer Facebook link.
This looks like the perfect dessert! I wish I had this recipe for mothers day and I would have requested it from my hubby :-D
I have liked the Help Whip Cancer Facebook page. Such a great cause!
This cake looks sooo delicious! My hubby, son, and I LOVE strawberries (my daughter not so much) – I’ve added this to my recipe box, hoping to make it later this week. I’ve visited the Help Whip Cancer facebook page. Love Pampered Chef and love that they are supporting a great cause! We lost my grandma to cancer 4 1/2 years ago…
I’m going to make this – it sounds YUMMY. I’ve got strawberries, need to get the buttermilk. thanks for featuring such a great cause too!
“Liked
and shared it…does tha count as two entries?? :)
Thanks!
This looks yummy! and it sounds like a great giveaway!!!
I cannot wait to make this recipe! I just picked up buttermilk for pancakes this AM and will use the rest for this cake. Great giveaway and great cause!
Recipe looks wonderful! What a great giveaway.
Love this idea as an alternative to strawberry shortcake!
I love Pampered Chef….this is my 10th year of being a Leukemia survivor!
You are so right about buttermilk – it makes a lot of food even better. Looking forward to trying this recipe. I lost my lovely sister-in-law to breast cancer 7 years ago this month, so I am happy to like Help Whip Cancer on FB!
It looks delicious, need to try this recipe. Thanks for the giveaway. fingers cross. I liked Help Whip Cancer on FB.
I love this!!! Can’t wait to give it a try!
I enjoyed the last yummy bite this morning (for breakfast no less). It was fun baking with you!!!
definately a keeper! want to try both with strawberries and again with peaches!! Yummmmmmmm
What a great cause and the cake looks like something I want to try right away!
I so want that cake!!
That cake looks delish!!
This looks delicious! I also liked “Help Whip Cancer” on FB
Wow, that cake looks great for the summer!
This looks amazing and easy! This would be a great dessert to serve at an upcoming bbq. Thanks for the idea!
I’m a fan of Pampered Chef on FB too.
What a great giveaway for a wonderful cause, Audra! This cake looks absolutely fabulous and it’s so nice that you got to create it with your mama, too!
My sister gave me a Pampered Chef mandolin for my birthday last fall and I love it. The cake looks good too!
This looks so yummy, can’t wait to try it!!
Love everything Pampered Chef. And this cake looks delicious and easy, I want to whip one up right now!
Love your recipes! I’ve emailed you several times and you always email right back. I love trying new recipes and so far they’ve all turned out great. Today I’m making strawberry margarita cupcakes. Can’t wait!
That cake looks delicious! My husband would love it. I would also love to win!
I’m happy it’s a non-Komen charity… I’d love to support breast cancer research but their business practices are awfully shady. Happy it’s through the American Cancer Society instead! Also, this cake looks lovely :) I’ll have to try it!
This looks so wonderful! Also, I’m dying over the paisley oven mitt. I need one, it’s so cute!!!!!
I love this cake!
This sounds like the perfect summer treat! Not too sweet and the tartness of the strawberries add a refreshing effect. Definitely trying this.
This cake looks so yummy – and easy to make!!!
I can’t wait to try this cake. It looks delicious. I am going to make it for my husband this weekend.
Just “liked” The Pampered Chef – and always, ALWAYS, “like” you, Baker Chick! My friends often benefit from the brilliance that is your Pumpkin Bourbon Bread Pudding or your Candy Covered Chocolate Dipped Pretzels. Now, my best friend’s birthday is coming up…. and she might just get treated to a Strawberry Buttermilk Cake! XOXO Tessa
Um, yummmm! I always love a good cake with berries! Something not too sweet, but just right. And to add a touch of whipping cream? Thank you. I’ll definitely be giving this a try. (:
I “whipped” cancer 19 years ago and thank God daily for each new day I get.
Strawberries and cake are two of my favorite things in the world! this looks great :)
So many great things in this post! That cake looks amaaaazing and really, Pampered Chef is the best- they have the best cooking tools and what a great idea for donations!
I can’t wait to try this! looks delicious!
What a perfect and delicious way to use ALL of the strawberries in my fridge! Thank you so much!
I just got a ton of fresh, amazing looking strawberries yesterday….now I know exactly what to do with them! FB Liked :)
Looks yummy …I will be making this for sure!
Can’t wait to try this…it looks Oh SO Yummy!
I love Pampered Chef (I have so many of their products and love each one) and support their cancer campaign for personal reasons as well as the family and friends that have also survived or lost the battle to cancer.
What a great recipe! And for a great cause! This will be perfect for a belated Mother’s Day dessert since I couldn’t spend Sunday with my mom. And she just happens to love strawberry shortcake!
This cake looks LOVELY! I liked the pampered chef page=-)
I love the Pampered Chef cake pans! And this cake looks delicious!
FB Liked their link. GREAT giveaway!
And great looking recipe. I love baking with strawberries!
I love Pampered Chef products and as a Breast Cancer survivor, I love them even more for their commitment to a cure.
I love easy berry cakes! This ones looks scrumptious!
This cake is the epitome of summer!!!!
This cake looks like a great Springtime treat. Thanks for the giveaway!
Just “liked” the page on FB… Super easy way to support a great cause!
This cake looks fantastic. Thanks for the giveaway chance too!
Can’t wait to try this cake!
Fuity desserts in the summer are so great. Very healthy with the fresh fruits. Thanks!
I love Pampered Chef and to be able help the cause is so wonderful!
A great giveaway for a great cause. I like Help Whip Cancer Facebook page.
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Hi,
Thank you so much for the opportunity -like so many others our family has been touched by Cancer! I’d be thrilled to win and give this gift to my sis!
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This sounds delicious, what a great giveaway and a great cause! I’d love to help whip cancer :)
yum. i love strawberries.
My mom was just diagnosed with breast cancer. I shared the pampered chef link.
Such a great looking cake and giveaway!
You just reminded me to get planting some strawberries… moving kind of threw off my usual schedule. Awesome giveaway too, I was just saying this morning that I need some new cake pans.
Such a clever name for the cause ! This dessert looks easy and delicious !
I need a dessert for the weekend and this looks perfect! Thanks for posting. LOVE strawberries.
what a great giveaway! i hope i win!
This cake looks lovely!!! I really need to bake with strawberries more! Liked their fb too!
Perfect cake for a great cause. It looks incredibly moist, Audra! “liked” the FB page.
This recipe is great for Strawberry season!
Fruit in a dessert = health food :-)
I have been needing some strawberry recipes. I just planted six strawberry plants!
Yum, i love strawberry season!!
Looks like such a wonderful yummy cake! Love your blog!
I liked Help Whip Cancer on Facebook!!
I loooooove the look of this cake!! So pretty. Also, I liked “Help Whip Cancer” on Facebook.
Wow! That cake looks incredible! I love that it can be adapted for whatever berries are in season, too.
I love the idea of trying this recipe with peaches for the summertime!
Looks delicious! Great giveaway, too.
What a lovely cake! It just screams summer!