🍓🍋 Strawberry Lemonade Buttermilk Cake

🍓🍋 Strawberry Lemonade Buttermilk Cake
Soft, bright, ultra-moist and loaded with fresh flavor — this cake tastes like summer.

Ingredients

Cake

• 2½ cups all-purpose flour

• 2 cups sugar

• 1 tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp baking soda

• ½ tsp salt

• 1 cup buttermilk

• ½ cup vegetable oil

• ½ cup unsalted butter, melted

• 3 eggs

• Zest of 2 lemons

• ¼ cup fresh lemon juice

• 2 tsp vanilla extract

• 1½ cups chopped fresh strawberries

• 2 tbsp flour (for tossing berries)

Strawberry Lemon Glaze

• 1 cup powdered sugar

• 2–3 tbsp strawberry purée or mashed strawberries

• 1–2 tbsp lemon juice

• Zest of ½ lemon

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a Bundt or 9×13 pan.

2. Toss strawberries with 2 tbsp flour. Set aside.

3. Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

4. In another bowl whisk buttermilk, oil, melted butter, eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla.

5. Combine wet and dry ingredients just until smooth.

6. Fold in strawberries.

7. Pour into pan and bake:

   • Bundt: 45–50 minutes

   • 9×13: 35–40 minutes

8. Cool 15 minutes, then invert or leave in pan.

Glaze

Whisk all glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over warm cake.

Pro Tips

• Buttermilk = tender crumb & tangy flavor

• Tossing berries in flour prevents sinking

• Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream