{"id":672,"date":"2026-01-18T01:52:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T01:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=672"},"modified":"2026-01-18T01:52:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T01:52:43","slug":"strawberries-and-cream-dream-layer-cheesecake-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=672","title":{"rendered":"Strawberries and Cream Dream Layer Cheesecake Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Strawberries and Cream Dream Layer Cheesecake Cake<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A stunning dessert made with layers of soft vanilla cake, creamy cheesecake, and fresh strawberry filling. Perfect for celebrations or when you want an impressive homemade cake.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Cheesecake Layer<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>24 oz cream cheese, softened (3 blocks)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>3 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Vanilla Cake Layers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2\u00bd cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>2\u00bd teaspoons baking powder<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00be cup unsalted butter, softened<\/li>\n<li>1\u00be cups granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>4 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>1 cup milk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Strawberry Filling<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups fresh strawberries, chopped<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon cornstarch + 2 tablespoons water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Cream Cheese Frosting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>8 oz cream cheese, softened<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup unsalted butter, softened<\/li>\n<li>3\u20134 cups powdered sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>2\u20133 tablespoons heavy cream<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Instructions<\/h2>\n<h3>1 Cheesecake Layer<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to <strong>325\u00b0F (160\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Beat cream cheese until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Add sugar, lemon juice, vanilla, and salt. Mix well.<\/li>\n<li>Add eggs one at a time.<\/li>\n<li>Mix in heavy cream.<\/li>\n<li>Pour into a parchment-lined springform pan.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>50\u201360 minutes<\/strong>, until center is just set.<\/li>\n<li>Cool completely, then refrigerate for <strong>at least 2 hours<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>2 Vanilla Cake<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to <strong>350\u00b0F (180\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Mix flour, baking powder, and salt.<\/li>\n<li>Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.<\/li>\n<li>Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla.<\/li>\n<li>Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk.<\/li>\n<li>Divide batter between <strong>two round cake pans<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Bake <strong>25\u201330 minutes<\/strong>. Cool completely.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>3 Strawberry Filling<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Combine strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice in a saucepan.<\/li>\n<li>Cook over medium heat until juicy.<\/li>\n<li>Add cornstarch mixture.<\/li>\n<li>Stir until thickened.<\/li>\n<li>Let cool completely.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>4 Cream Cheese Frosting<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Add powdered sugar gradually.<\/li>\n<li>Add vanilla and heavy cream until creamy and spreadable.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>\u00a0Cake Assembly<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Place one vanilla cake layer on a serving plate.<\/li>\n<li>Spread a thin layer of frosting.<\/li>\n<li>Add the chilled cheesecake layer.<\/li>\n<li>Spread strawberry filling on top.<\/li>\n<li>Place second vanilla cake layer.<\/li>\n<li>Frost the entire cake.<\/li>\n<li>Decorate with fresh strawberries<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>\u00a0Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Best served chilled.<\/li>\n<li>Tastes even better the next day.<\/li>\n<li>Can be made one day ahead for events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u00a0Strawberries and Cream Dream Layer Cheesecake Cake &nbsp; A stunning dessert made with layers of soft vanilla cake, creamy&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home","category-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=672"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":674,"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672\/revisions\/674"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}