Fresh Strawberry Bundt Cake Recipe
Fresh Strawberry Bundt Cake Recipes: made with fresh lemon zest and a yogurt cake batter, this moist and tender strawberry cake will make your day. Guaranteed!
Why We Love This Strawberry Bundt Cake Recipe
This Strawberry Cake is inspired by farm-fresh, hand-picked strawberries.
This super moist Fresh Strawberry Yogurt Cake is the perfect way to celebrate juicy berries! It’s thick, soft, and packed full of fresh strawberries that weep pink tears down each tender slice. The yogurt and lemon create a wonderful tangy balance to its sweetness. This cake slices well and doesn’t dry out quickly.
It is wonderfully delicious on its own–but is also marvelous with a scoop of homemade ice cream! A perfect dessert to take to picnics and BBQs this spring and summer!
Ingredients You Need
- Softened Unsalted Butter – make sure it is room temperature!
- Granulated Sugar – to keep things sweet
- Large Eggs – for lift and structure
- Lemon Juice – fresh is best
- Zest of a Lemon – for a lemony flavor
- All-Purpose Flour – for a gluten-free cake, use a gluten-free replacement flour
- Baking Soda – to make a fluffy cake
- Salt – to balance the flavors
- Greek Yogurt –plain or vanilla
- Fresh Strawberries – for the best flavor and taste
- Powdered Sugar – AKA confectioners’ sugar
How To Make Fresh Strawberry Cake
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan (10-15 cup pan). In a large bowl, sift together 2 1/4 cups of flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix in the lemon zest and set aside.
With an electric stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Alternate beating in the flour mixture and the yogurt, mixing just until incorporated.
Toss the strawberries with the remaining ¼ cup of flour. Gently mix them into the batter.
Pour the yogurt cake batter into the Bundt pan. Lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees F and bake for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Allow to cool at least 20 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. Once cooled whisk together the remaining 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and the powdered sugar. Drizzle over the top of the cake.
Tips & Tricks
- For a pink cake that looks extra festive, add a drop of red food coloring to the batter!
- The outside of a bundt cake is going to be a bit darker than a normal cake! It cooks more quickly on the exterior than the interior, so make sure that the interior is done before you take it out of the oven.
- Allow the cake to cool before applying the glaze! Otherwise, it will just slide right off.
- Don’t let the cake get stuck in the pan! You have to grease and flour the bundt cake well in order for the cake to not get stuck in those nooks and crannies!
See The Recipe Card Below For How To Make Fresh Strawberry Lemon Bundt Cake Recipe. Enjoy!
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I freeze these bundt cake recipes?
Absolutely! This strawberry bundt cake recipe is super freezer friendly. Just be sure to wrap the cake well to protect it from freezer burn. Then thaw slowly at room temperature when you are ready to serve it.
My strawberries all sunk to the bottom of the pan. How can I fix this?
Thick yogurt with less moisture in it will produce a thicker batter, in which the berries won’t sink to the bottom (top) of the cake as seen in the photos. Instead, the berries will be evenly suspended throughout the cake.
However, I personally like the layer of berries on the top of the cake, so I use traditional yogurt instead of Greek-style yogurt.
How do I keep the cake from sticking to the pan?
A good bunt pan should have a nonstick coating. Even so, it’s best to grease and flour the pan thoroughly, making sure to cover all the nooks and crannies. This is the secret ingredient.
If your bundt cakes continue to stick to the pan, it’s probably time to invest in a new bundt pan.
I’ve had a few questions about the texture of the batter.Â
The consistency of the yogurt and the juiciness of the berries, greatly determine the consistency of the batter. Thick (dryer) yogurt will produce a thicker batter, in which the berries won’t sink to the bottom (top) of the cake as seen in the photos. Either way, it is a great cake. Don’t worry about the thickness of the batter.
Product used: 10-inch bundt pan
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Fresh Strawberry Bundt Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice divided
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 8 ounces Greek yogurt, plain or vanilla
- 12 ounces fresh strawberries diced
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan (10-15 cup pan). In a large bowl, sift together 2 1/4 cups of flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix in the lemon zest and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, use an electric mixer to cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 3-5 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Alternate beating in the flour mixture and the yogurt, mixing just until incorporated.
- Toss the strawberries with the remaining 1/4 cup of flour. Gently mix them into the batter.
- Pour the batter into the Bundt pan. Place in the oven and reduce the temperature to 325 degrees F. Bake for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Allow to cool at least 20 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. Once cooled whisk together the remaining 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and the powdered sugar. Drizzle over the top of the cake.
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This cake is so good but every time I make it I’m astounded at how short it stands? I thought about increasing ingredients by 50% but I know sometimes that makes things weird. Curious why there is no baking powder for this one? Wondering if that’s why it doesn’t have the height I’m looking for?Â
I’d like to make mini bundt cakes.  How many would this recipe make and approximately how long should I bake them for?
Hi Judy,
It’s really hard to say, because there are so many types/sizes of mini pans. Fill the pans about 2/3 full and test the first batch after 15 minutes. Hope this helps!
Can you use cake flour instead of all purpose flour for the cake batter?
Hi Michell,
Sure you can! Generally, you add 2 tablespoons of extra cake flour for each cup of AP flour.