Vanilla Cake With Strawberry Cream Frosting - cooking recipe

Ingredients

frosting
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
4 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup seedless strawberry jam
3/4 cup chilled heavy whipping cream
cake
3 cups cake flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3 cups sugar
1 cup unsalted butter, room temerature
7 large eggs
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream
6 tablespoons seedless strawberry jam
1/3 cup seedless strawberry jam
2 1/4 lbs strawberries, hulled, sliced (about 6 cups)

Preparation

For the frosting, use the electric mixer to beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides of the bowl. Beat in sugar, then jam. Beat cream in medium bowl until peaks form. Fold whipped cream into frosting. Cover; chill until firm enough to spread, about 2 hours.
Cake:
Preheat oven to 325\u00b0F.
Butter and flour 2 or 3 9-inch cake pans with 2 inch high sides. Sift flour, baking powder, and baking soda into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Add sour cream, beat 30 seconds. Add flour mixture in three additions, beating just to blend after each addition. Divide the batter between the prepared pans.
Bake until tester comes out clean. About 45- 50 minutes. Cool cakes in pan for 15 minutes and then loosen with knife and turn onto rack to cool completely.
Using a large serrated knife, cut each cake horizontally in half. Place one cake, cut side up, on cake plate. Spread 2 tablespoons strawberry jam over ( I like to warm it slightly in microwave and add some boiling water so I can brush it on the cake), then 3/4 cup frosting, and 3/4 cup sliced berries, arranging in a single layer.
Repeat this 2 more times with each layer of cake.
Spread 2 cups frosting on top of cake and over sides of cake.
Optional, spread remaining jam (room temp) on top and sides of cake (swirl).
Cut cake into wedges and top with remaining strawberries.