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Strawberry time – the best strawberry recipes and tips for the season

Cakes · June 7, 2024 · 11 min read · 60 min total

Strawberry time – the best strawberry recipes and tips for the season is a cakes recipe, about 60 minutes total, yielding 12 pieces, easy difficulty.

Freshly baked strawberry curd cake with glazed strawberries on a rustic cake plate

It's finally strawberry season again!Fresh, juicy strawberries now attract visitors to markets and gardens and make you want to bake. From classic cakes to modern creations, now is the perfect time to celebrate strawberries in your baking recipes.

In this post you will find my favorite strawberry recipes - especially a wonderfully moist strawberry curd cake. You will also receive practical tips on how best to select, store and process the small fruits. Get inspired by strawberry season!

Ingredients for a strawberry quark cake next to each other on a wooden table
The most important ingredients for the strawberry curd cake at a glance

This is how you recognize the best strawberries

The right selection makes the difference: ripe strawberries are bright red, have an intense scent and have a fresh green calyx. Press them lightly - they should be firm but not hard. If possible, buy regional berries because they often taste more aromatic and are particularly fresh.

Hand presses the dough into a round springform pan as a cake base
Press the shortcrust pastry base evenly into the springform pan

Store and prepare strawberries properly

Strawberries are sensitive and should be eaten or processed as quickly as possible. They will last in the fridge for a maximum of two days. Wash the berries shortly before processing and only remove the greens afterwards so that no water gets into the pulp. For even more flavor, bring the strawberries to room temperature before baking.

Quark mixture is filled evenly into the springform pan
Spread the creamy quark filling on the baked base

Recipe highlight: Juicy strawberry curd cake

Now it's time to bake! My strawberry quark cake is wonderfully creamy, super juicy and shines with a thick layer of fresh strawberries. The combination of creamy quark, loose base and fruity topping makes it the star of your coffee table.

Strawberry cake is covered with shiny icing
Place fresh strawberries decoratively and cover with icing

More ideas for strawberry season

Use the short strawberry season for many sweet projects: try strawberry tartlets, quick strawberry galettes or a classic strawberry tiramisu. Strawberries also bring summer to the table as jam or in smoothies. Have fun trying it out!

Recipe

Ingredients

  • For the floor:
  • 200 g wheat flour (Type 405)
  • 75g sugar
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 100 g cold butter
  • 1 egg (size M)
  • For the curd filling:
  • 500 g quark (20% fat)
  • 150g sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 packet of vanilla pudding powder
  • 100 ml milk
  • grated peel of an organic lemon
  • For the strawberry topping:
  • 500 g fresh strawberries
  • 1 packet of clear cake icing
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 250 ml water

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C top/bottom heat. Grease a springform pan (26 cm) and line it with baking paper.
  2. Quickly knead the flour, sugar, salt and butter in pieces with the egg to form a smooth shortcrust pastry. Press the dough into the mold, forming a small edge.
  3. Mix the quark, sugar, eggs, vanilla pudding powder, milk and lemon peel with a hand mixer until creamy. Pour the mixture onto the dough base and smooth it out.
  4. Bake the cake on the middle rack for about 30 minutes. Remove and let cool completely.
  5. Wash the strawberries, remove the greens and halve them. Cover the cooled curd layer tightly with strawberry halves.
  6. Prepare the cake icing according to the package instructions with sugar and water. Pour quickly over the strawberries and allow to solidify.
  7. Chill the cake for at least 1 hour before serving.