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.
I can't wait to hear more about your communal garden. This cake looks so delicious. I like the use of Greek yogurt in this recipe.
What a lovely cake! If I didn't start my crust for my strawberry tart for my party tonight, I would have made this one! too gorgeous!
Beautiful Sommer! I love yogurt cakes and we are also enjoying berries from a farm down the street – will have to try this!
OH My…this cake looks wonderfully yummy=} You can tell by your pictures how moist it is, it looks so good!
A georgous & refreshing Bundt cake!!
STUNNING FOOD!
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This cake is truly beautiful! I can see how moist the yogurt made it and the lemon glaze is the perfect touch to complement the strawberries.
I just saw this on F.B.-looks so awesome! I made a similar blackberry cake this week, so I know this is good! Great…
Denise~
Sometime I have a little trouble with bundt cakes, but not so much with this one. When you take it out of the oven, it shrinks a little and pulls away from the sides. I think heavy greasing and flouring are the key to any bundt cake releasing from the pan–also a good glaze to cover up any cracks never hurts!
This looks fantastic and I think I'm going to make it TODAY.
However, quick question what is the difference between greek yogurt and using just a plain yogurt?
Greek yogurt is simply plain yogurt that has had some of the moisture drained off. Put plain yogurt in a sieve lined with cheesecloth and let it drain for about 4 hours (and up to overnight, depending how thick you want the yogurt to be). Done
what a beautiful cake….I have been wondering what else to do with those strawberries!! I love the picture of the strawberries in the basket, they look like huge berries in a laundry basket!
Cheers
Dennis
Ah! This is so pretty! I even have all the ingredients I need to make this, I just need to pop out and get a new bundt pan (mine stayed behind when I moved.
As for growing your own, good luck! There's nothing more exciting and rewarding than harvesting ruit and veggies that you've grown yourself!
Gorgeous cake, looks so moist and yummy!
OMG OMG I am so making this. Wow. And your pics! I lovey your site—am RSS and adding Twitter now;))).
OMG! Sommer, that cake is giving me the shakes! I love all those strawberry chunks peeking through and the texture is to die for. You really make good cake!
I was just wondering if you have a problem getting cakes out of bundt tins? I always have to wrestle with mine, and they usually come out with at least a small chunk or two still stuck in the tin. Even the nonstick one. Even with copious greasing.
Anyway – my 11 year old boy is leaning towards baking and we've been making cakes almost every other day the last week. I think this one will be next on our list :)
I make this cake a few weeks ago for the first time and it came out perfect. I rubbed veg oil generously inside pan then lightly dusted it with flour. Came out of pan perfectly with no missing chunks, which is rare for me with bundt pans. I am making it again as we speak. Hope u have as much luck as I did. This cake is so moist and wonderful! Definitely worth trying!
I had a problem with bundt cakes sticking in my pan no matter how well I peeped it. My bundt pan was old, so I bought a new pan and the problem was solved!
yummy Strawberries, and happy to see a yogurt cake featured ! In France yougurt cakes are one of the all time comfort foods and many kids have them at their 4pm snack. Making a strawberry shortcake this weekend can't wait !!
I make this EXACT cake with rasberries! Once summer hits, it is my go-to recipe, and I think I have made it more than a dozen times. Such a delicious, moist, satisfying cake. Plus bundt cakes are awesome. :)
can u use gluten free flour for this recipe?
Help! I am making this cake right now and have noticed on the “blog” part of the recipe it states to cook the cake at 325 degrees for 1 hour, but on the little “recipe card” part, it says to cook at 375 degrees for 1 hour. There is a vast difference! What temp did you cook your at, please?
Hi Joni! Sorry for the confusion… The recipe states to preheat the oven to 375, then reduce to 325 when you put the cake in the oven. That helps the crust form quickly, yet allows the cake to bake at a lower temperature.
So pretty! And I bet it tastes just like summer. :)
yes, you’re right it sure does taste like that.