Comments on: Strawberry Shortcake Layer Cake Recipe

By: Whitney

Whitney — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 20:11:30 +0000

In reply to Mamie Allegretti. That's awesome, Mamie! What a great idea!

By: Mamie Allegretti

Mamie Allegretti — Sun, 13 Aug 2023 23:23:41 +0000

In reply to Mamie Allegretti. This summer, I made the cake and froze it. When I had company over, I would pull out a layer and make a 1 layer cake using the whipped cream and strawberries. An elegant dessert for just a few people!

By: Whitney

Whitney — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 17:43:04 +0000

In reply to Alex. Hi Alex! You can use a 9 inch pan, just divide the batter equally between two 9 inch pans OR if you just have one pan, bake half of the batch at a time. The layers will be slightly thinner than if you used smaller cake pans. I would start checking for doneness at 25 minutes for that reason. Hope that helps!

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:07:30 +0000

I only have a 9 inch pan. If i use it, would I have to make any modifications?

By: Mamie Allegretti

Mamie Allegretti — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 00:14:08 +0000

Hi Whitney
I made this cake for a family party and it was absolutely stunning and delicious! And it was so easy to do over a few days. It was my first 3 layer cake. Thanks so much for your website. I’m eager to try many more recipes!!!!

By: Whitney

Whitney — Thu, 11 May 2023 03:41:50 +0000

In reply to Mamie Allegretti.

Hi Mamie! You could use this filling for other layer cakes but I would use the “soft fillings” method in this blog post to keep it from oozing out from in between layers: https://sugarandsparrow.com/fill-and-stack-cake-layers/

By: Mamie Allegretti

Mamie Allegretti — Tue, 09 May 2023 15:09:16 +0000

Hello Whitney,
Can the strawberry filling be used for other layer cakes or will it be too wet? Thank you!

By: Tonya

Tonya — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:59:22 +0000

In reply to Whitney. Thank you. This is very helpful.

By: Whitney

Whitney — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 15:45:02 +0000

In reply to Tonya. Hi Tonya! I don't recommend subbing the sugar for unsweetened applesauce because it will add way too much liquid to the cake and throw off the chemistry. Instead, I'd recommend either subbing the sugar for a sugar free sweetener or finding a recipe that is already written to be sugar free. I don't have much experience with sugar free baking – I wish I had the perfect suggestions for you! There are lots of sugar free bloggers out there who have the answers though.

By: Tonya

Tonya — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 05:44:11 +0000

I would like to make the cake layers for a co-worker’s birthday who has health issues. She cannot have sugar. If I substitute the sugar in the cake layers with unsweetened applesauce, do you have any tips on how to adjust the liquids in the cake layers? I was thinking of just using fresh strawberries instead of the sugared strawberries, and leaving out the powdered sugar in the whipping cream. I would probably have to omit the shortbread cookies for her because I’m not sure how well applesauce in cookies would work. Any thoughts?

I love your book, by the way. I have already made several cakes out of it.