Pocky Strawberry Cake

A delicious Strawberry Cake recipe, that's also fun to make! Forget fondant, Pocky is the new cake decoration king!

Ingredients

Cake:

  • 2 1/3 Cup Cake Flour
  • 1 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 Cup Buttermilk
  • 2/3 Cup Strawberry Jam
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 Cup Unsalted Butter (room temperature)
  • 1 3/4 Cups Sugar
  • 2 Large Eggs
  • 4 Large Egg Whites
  • Pink Food Coloring

Buttercream:

  • 1 Cup Unsalted Butter (room temperature)
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 2 1/2 Cups Confectioner’s Sugar
  • Pink Food Coloring
  • Pocky Strawberry
  • Fresh Strawberries
  • Ribbon

Instructions

Bake the cake:

  1. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the buttermilk, strawberry jam and vanilla extract.
  2. In a large bowl, whip the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy.
  3. Add the eggs and egg whites one at a time, mixing after each addition.
  4. Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture in 3 addition, alternating with the buttermilk mixture.
  5. Add the pink food coloring and mix until just combined.
  6. Pour the batter into a greased, square 9′ cake pan and bake at 350F for 45 min – 1 hour, or until fully cooked. Cool completely.

Make the buttercream:

  1. Cream the butter with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy.
  2. Add the vanilla extract and mix to combine.
  3. Add the confectioner’s sugar one cup at a time, then beat for 3 minutes until fluffy.
  4. Add some pink food coloring and mix to combine.

To assemble:

  1. Slice the cake into 2 circles, then slice each circle in half to create a total of 4 layers.
  2. Spread some buttercream between each layer, then coat the entire surface of the cake in a thin layer of buttercream.
  3. Place in the fridge for 15 minutes for the buttercream to stiffen.
  4. Coat the cake in a thicker layer of buttercream.
  5. Stick Pocky around the outside of the cake and tie a ribbon around the cake to secure them.
  6. Top the cake with fresh strawberries and enjoy!