Ingredients
Nonstick baking spray
3
cups/385 grams cake flour, plus more for flouring the pan
1
tablespoon baking powder
1
teaspoon fine sea salt
1
cup/115 grams unsalted butter (2 sticks), at room temperature
2
cups/400 grams granulated sugar
4
large eggs, at room temperature
1
teaspoon vanilla extract
1
cup/240 milliliters whole milk (or nondairy milk)
2
cups/480 grams strawberry jelly
1
cup/165 grams sliced fresh strawberries
Preparation
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Using baking spray, grease and flour 3 (8- or 9-inch) cake pans.
- Sift the 3 cups cake flour and the baking powder into a medium bowl. Add the salt and stir to combine.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or a large bowl using an electric mixer, combine the butter and sugar. Beat on medium until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating until each is incorporated before adding the next. Add the vanilla extract.
- Reduce the mixer speed to low, and alternate adding the flour mixture and milk, one third at a time, until both are fully incorporated.
- Scrape down the mixer attachments, and the sides and bottom of the bowl. Beat just until the batter comes together. (Don’t overmix.) Pour the batter evenly into the cake pans.
- Bake until the cake is browned on top, and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and place the cake pans on a wire rack. Let the cakes cool in the pans completely, about 30 minutes, before inverting onto the rack.
- Once the cake layers are cool, add the strawberry jelly to a small bowl and microwave in 10-second intervals, just until the jelly becomes spreadable.
- To assemble, place a layer of cake on the serving dish, then spread ½ cup of jelly on top. Repeat with the remaining two layers, adding more jelly on top to drizzle down the cake. Top with fresh, sliced strawberries.