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    Strawberry Biskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    Published: May 5, 2016 by Valya's Taste of Home · 27 Comments

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    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    If you haven't decided on a cake to make for the upcoming Mother's Day, this is it. It's quite simple to make but the turnout is sure to surprise her! The cake is not overly sweet but very fluffy, moist and delicious. Instead of soaking the cake sponges with a sugar syrup, I prefer to only use my strawberry homemade syrup in between sponge layers. It adds more strawberry flavor and accomplishes the moistness perfectly, resulting in feather light layers. You will go for a second piece, no doubt.

    If you haven’t made a Greek yogurt cream before, I strongly recommend it. If you like strawberry flavor Greek yogurt, you’ve got a two-in-one deal with this one! It's basically a Greek Yogurt cake. The Greek Yogurt cream is perfectly smooth and pairs well with strawberry jam from homegrown strawberries. Altogether it offers a rich and creamy, sweet and sour taste all in one bite.

    My kids also call this cake "strawberry shortcake cake". It is very similar but has a much sharper taste than a typical store-bought strawberry shortcake and is healthier, which is always a plus. Give it a try, and let me know which name you would call it! Enjoy and happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers out there!

    Batter Ingredients:

    6 large – eggs
    1 cup (200 g) – granulated sugar
    1.5 cups (187 g) – all-purpose flour

    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    Inner Cake Cream Ingredients:

    2 cups (570 g) – plain Greek Yogurt
    1 cup (125 g) – powdered sugar
    2 cups (480 ml or 464 g) – Heavy Cream (40%)

    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    Strawberry Syrup Ingredients:

    Same as for “Honey Chocolate and Strawberry Cake.” (I make strawberry jam and syrup during strawberry harvesting in our garden and freeze in containers for future use. Freshly made syrup or store bought strawberries is fine too. If you make the syrup, it should be done the day before you make the cake.)

    Outer/Decorating Cream Ingredients:

    3 (8 oz. or 226 g) – Cool Whip (thawed in fridge - 24 hrs before use)
    ½ cup (143 g) – plain Greek Yogurt
    ½ cup (62 g) – powdered sugar
    Pink and green food coloring paste

    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    Batter Instructions:

    1. Preheat oven to 350F. Beat eggs and sugar for 5 minutes or until fluffy and a cream color. Sift in half of the flour. Mix the flour in carefully not to deflate too many air bubbles.

    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    2. Divide batter equally between 2 – 9” pans greased with butter. Bake in the oven at 350 F oven for 18 minutes or until light golden brown.

    3. Remove from the oven and let the cake sponges cool completely.

    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    Inner Cream Instructions:

    1. Beat Greek Yogurt and powdered sugar in a medium bowl for 2 minutes. Set aside until ready for use.

    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    2. Pour heavy cream into the mixer bowl. (Tip: Chill the bowl in the freezer for 15 minutes before pouring heavy cream; this speeds up the beating process.) Beat heavy cream for a couple of minutes or until it becomes thick (do not over beat). Add Greek yogurt cream to heavy cream and beat for 30 seconds. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beat again for 30 seconds.

    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    Assembling Cake:
    1. Cut each sponge cake evenly in half (see how here).

    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    2. Place a sponge on a cake stand. Cover with strawberry syrup. Spread a generous amount of cream evenly. Layer another sponge and repeat the same assembly steps.

    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    3. Cover the top layer with syrup and crumb coat the cake with the rest of the cream. Place the cake into the fridge while preparing the decorating cream.

    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    Outer/Decorating Cream Instructions:

    1. Place all the ingredients into the mixer bowl. Beat on high for a couple of minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula and beat for another minute.

    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    2. Place about 2 cups of cream into a small bowl and set aside. Add 4 cups into a separate small bowl. Drop some pink food coloring onto the bowl of 4 cups of cream. Mix in food coloring into cream thoroughly. Scrape down any cream on the sides of the bowl if necessary. Place the pink cream into a piping bag with a large 1M cupcake decorating tip.

    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    3. Pipe out one row of roses at the base of the cake.

    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    4. Add remaining pink cream to the reserved 2 cups of cream. Beat the cream together until well combined to make a lighter shade of pink than the bottom roses. (The lighter shade still turned out a little darker than I like; try to make the lighter shade even lighter than this.) Pipe out the middle row of roses above the bottom layer.

    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    5. Use white cream to pipe the third and final row of roses around the side and the entire top of the cake. Add a tad of green food coloring paste to the remaining white cream. Mix until well combined. Pipe the leaves out in an evenly scattered design.

    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt CreamStrawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    6. Refrigerate the cake for at least 2 hours before serving.

    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    Slice and Enjoy!

    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    It is fantastic with a hot cup of coffee or tea!

    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    Strawberry Buskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    Strawberry Biskvit Cake with Greek Yogurt Cream

    Valya's Taste of Home
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 1 hr 45 mins
    Cook Time 18 mins
    Total Time 2 hrs 3 mins
    Course Cake, Dessert
    Servings 14 -16

    Ingredients
      

    • Batter Ingredients:
    • 6 large – eggs
    • 1 cup 200 g – granulated sugar
    • 1.5 cups 187 g – all-purpose flour
    • Inner Cake Cream Ingredients:
    • 2 cups 570 g – plain Greek Yogurt
    • 1 cup 125 g – powdered sugar
    • 2 cups 480 ml or 464 g – Heavy Cream (40%)
    • Strawberry Syrup Ingredients:
    • Same as for “Honey Chocolate and Strawberry Cake.” I make strawberry jam and syrup during strawberry harvesting in our garden and freeze in containers for future use. Freshly made syrup or store bought strawberries is fine too. If you make the syrup, it should be done the day before you make the cake.
    • Outer/Decorating Cream Ingredients:
    • 3 8 oz. or 226 g – Cool Whip (thawed in fridge - 24 hrs before use)
    • ½ cup 143 g – plain Greek Yogurt
    • ½ cup 62 g – powdered sugar
    • Pink and green food coloring paste
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    Instructions
     

    • Batter Instructions:
    • Preheat oven to 350F. Beat eggs and sugar for 5 minutes or until fluffy and a cream color. Sift in half of the flour. Mix the flour in carefully not to deflate too many air bubbles.
    • Divide batter equally between 2 – 9” pans greased with butter. Bake in the oven at 350 F oven for 18 minutes or until light golden brown.
    • Remove from the oven and let the cake sponges cool completely.
    • Inner Cream Instructions:
    • Beat Greek Yogurt and powdered sugar in a medium bowl for 2 minutes. Set aside until ready for use.
    • Pour heavy cream into the mixer bowl. (Tip: Chill the bowl in the freezer for 15 minutes before pouring heavy cream; this speeds up the beating process.) Beat heavy cream for a couple of minutes or until it becomes thick (do not over beat). Add Greek yogurt cream to heavy cream and beat for 30 seconds. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beat again for 30 seconds.
    • Assembling Cake:
    • Cut each sponge cake evenly in half (see how here).
    • Place a sponge on a cake stand. Cover with strawberry syrup. Spread a generous amount of cream evenly. Layer another sponge and repeat the same assembly steps.
    • Cover the top layer with syrup and crumb coat the cake with the rest of the cream. Place the cake into the fridge while preparing the decorating cream.
    • Outer/Decorating Cream Instructions:
    • Place all the ingredients into the mixer bowl. Beat on high for a couple of minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula and beat for another minute.
    • Place about 2 cups of cream into a small bowl and set aside. Add 4 cups into a separate small bowl. Drop some pink food coloring onto the bowl of 4 cups of cream. Mix in food coloring into cream thoroughly. Scrape down any cream on the sides of the bowl if necessary. Place the pink cream into a piping bag with a large 1M cupcake decorating tip.
    • Pipe out one row of roses at the base of the cake.
    • Add remaining pink cream to the reserved 2 cups of cream. Beat the cream together until well combined to make a lighter shade of pink than the bottom roses. (The lighter shade still turned out a little darker than I like; try to make the lighter shade even lighter than this.) Pipe out the middle row of roses above the bottom layer.
    • Use white cream to pipe the third and final row of roses around the side and the entire top of the cake. Add a tad of green food coloring paste to the remaining white cream. Mix until well combined. Pipe the leaves out in an evenly scattered design.
    • Refrigerate the cake for at least 2 hours before serving.
    • Slice and Enjoy! It is fantastic with a hot cup of coffee or tea!
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    1. Lily says

      March 09, 2017 at 10:40 pm

      Hi Valya.
      Can I use heavy whipping cream instead of cool whip? If yes, how much?

      Reply
      • valya'stasteofhome.com says

        March 10, 2017 at 1:49 pm

        Yes. You can substitute with the same amount of heavy cream.

        Reply
    2. Linda C0llett says

      May 13, 2016 at 9:23 am

      Tina brought me a piece of her mothers day cake for mothers day Thank you so much. The cake was light, moist, and delicious. We have the best neighbors ever!!!

      Reply
      • valya'stasteofhome.com says

        May 13, 2016 at 2:40 pm

        Thank you Linda for such a sweet words. I appreciate you stopping by to comment. You guys are the best neighborhoods we ever had too! 🙂

        Reply
    3. Irina says

      May 10, 2016 at 5:07 pm

      Valya the cake looks stunning!

      Reply
      • valya'stasteofhome.com says

        May 10, 2016 at 9:36 pm

        Thank you very much Irina! Simple, but delicious. 😉

        Reply
    4. Irina says

      May 10, 2016 at 1:02 pm

      looks stunning wow I'm lovin it god bless you and your family

      Reply
      • valya'stasteofhome.com says

        May 10, 2016 at 9:33 pm

        Thank you sweetie! God's blessing to you as well!

        Reply
    5. Jessica says

      May 09, 2016 at 10:18 am

      Valya, i have a question not related to this post. Do you have a perfect recipe for "vareniki" dough? I would like to make it tomorrow but just can not find the right one. Thank you so much. And I am making this cake today! God bless!

      Reply
      • valya'stasteofhome.com says

        May 09, 2016 at 11:10 am

        I do. I didn't have a chance to post it yet. On my to post list.

        Reply
    6. Tzivia says

      May 08, 2016 at 6:11 pm

      Wow valya darlin will hafta make this for my momma next mother's day or maybe for a special occasion tho am wondering if I can use something else in place of the food coloring for the decoration otherwise beautiful gorgeous cake creation love strawberries and greek yogurt btw happy mother's day

      Reply
      • valya'stasteofhome.com says

        May 08, 2016 at 10:30 pm

        Thank you! Sure, shred red beet and use as many drops of it as needed to get desired color.

        Reply
        • Tzivia says

          May 09, 2016 at 11:00 am

          Ur very welcome my dear ok red beet love beets gr8 to know will definitely keep this tip in mind thanx so very much again have a gr8 awesome hot day and week ahead cheers

          Reply
    7. Lily says

      May 07, 2016 at 9:51 am

      I made the frosting but it was too runny to pipe out the roses. Did you use cold cool whip or thawed?

      Reply
      • valya'stasteofhome.com says

        May 07, 2016 at 3:11 pm

        I thaw my cool whip in the fridge for at least 24 hrs before use. The cool whip will make the cream really runny if used frozen. I hope this helps.

        Reply
        • Lily says

          May 08, 2016 at 1:02 am

          Hmm that's interesting, my cool whip was thawed too but the frosting turned out runny. I wonder why it didn't turn out.. I had to make different frosting to decorate the cake. It turned out pretty well. Thank you for the recipe and beautiful decorations.

          Reply
          • valya'stasteofhome.com says

            May 08, 2016 at 3:19 pm

            It's hard to tell why. I have see how it's made to tell what is done wrong. I've been making this cream for over 10 years and never had a problem. This is my #1 decorating cream. It always turns out so thick that every time before I fill pastry bag to decorate I have to beat the cream to make it softer.

            Reply
    8. Larisa says

      May 07, 2016 at 2:28 am

      The cake decorations look stunning! Beautiful work of art. Nice photography also! I'd feel a bit intimidated to try decorating it the same way.

      Will plain yogurt work the same as Greek yogurt, or it has more of a runnier texture?

      Thanks,
      Larisa

      Reply
      • valya'stasteofhome.com says

        May 07, 2016 at 3:07 pm

        Thank you very much. It's actually pretty easy to decorate, you should give it a try.
        Plain yogurt is so much runnier. If you don't like Greek yogurt, you can substitute it with sour cream.

        Reply
    9. Vera says

      May 06, 2016 at 9:22 pm

      Very beautiful. Amazing decorations.

      Reply
      • valya'stasteofhome.com says

        May 06, 2016 at 11:16 pm

        Thank you very much Vera! 🙂

        Reply
    10. Olga Rozhik says

      May 06, 2016 at 3:58 pm

      You are a bless mother Happy Mothers Day! I love this recipe I will make this for my mother to! Thank you! God bless you

      Reply
      • valya'stasteofhome.com says

        May 06, 2016 at 6:03 pm

        Thank you Olga! Enjoy! God's blessings to you as well! 😉

        Reply
    11. Nina says

      May 06, 2016 at 9:50 am

      The cake looks gorgeous! Inside and out. Your photography is beautiful too. Happy Mother's Day to you! <3 🙂

      Reply
      • valya'stasteofhome.com says

        May 06, 2016 at 6:02 pm

        Thank you for kind words Nina. Blessings to you!

        Reply
    12. Olga says

      May 05, 2016 at 1:37 pm

      Wow! The cake looks amazing! Great job decorating!

      Reply
      • valya'stasteofhome.com says

        May 05, 2016 at 5:03 pm

        Thank you so much 😉

        Reply

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