Traditional Gluten-Free Strawberry Torte

If you love fresh strawberries, you must try this juicy, delicious, and beautiful strawberry torte. It's made with a simple vanilla cake and topped with loads of fresh whipped cream and strawberries. It's the perfect summer dessert!

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I can't believe it's already June! May went by in a flash. I usually miss peak strawberry season because it's only from Mid-May to early July. This time, I took advantage of fresh strawberries and made this strawberry torte. I'm working on loads of strawberry recipes in the next few weeks so stay tuned!

If you love this recipe, try out some of my other strawberry creations. Some great recipes are my strawberry & cream cookies or my strawberry syrup.

Ingredients

• Unsalted butter, melted
• Gluten-free flour
• Baking powder
• Salt
• Granulated sugar
• Eggs
• Vanilla extract
• Whole milk

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray two 9-inch cake pans with oil or butter and line the bottom with parchment paper rounds. 

In a medium bowl, combine baking powder, salt, and gluten-free flour. Set aside.

In a large bowl, mix the eggs and butter together. Pour in the sugar. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix until combined.

Add the whole milk and vanilla extract. 

Divide the batter between the two 9-inch round cake pans. Bake for 30 minutes on the middle rack.

Let the cakes cool for 15 minutes, then flip the cakes onto a cooling rack. Peel off the parchment paper.

While the cakes are cooling, whip heavy cream with an electric mixer. Slowly add in the granulated sugar and vanilla extract. Beat until the cream is soft.

Slice six of the strawberries. Leave the rest of the strawberries whole.

Place one cake on a plate and top with half of the whipped cream. Top with sliced strawberries.

Lay the second cake layer on top of the first cake layer. Top with the rest of the whipped cream and whole strawberries.

Hint: you can trip the tops of the cake if you wish. This makes the final product more even. Use a serrated knife.

FAQ

Variations

• Blueberry - use blueberries instead of strawberries for a blueberry torte.
• Cocoa - add a sprinkling of cocoa powder for a chocolate strawberry torte.

Equipment

• Mixing bowls
• Electric mixer
• 9-inch round cake pans

Storage

Store the cake in the refrigerator. Cover the cake with a tent of tinfoil to keep the whipped cream fresh. Store for up to three days.

Traditional Gluten-Free Strawberry Torte

If you love fresh strawberries, you must try this juicy, delicious, and beautiful strawberry torte. It's made with a simple vanilla cake and topped with loads of fresh whipped cream and strawberries. It's the perfect summer dessert!

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Prep Time 30 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Total Time 1 hr

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 6 servings

Equipment

• Mixing bowls
• Electric mixer
• 9-inch round cake pans

Ingredients

  

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Cake

• 2 sticks of unsalted butter melted
• 3 cups gluten-free flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 ¼ cups whole milk

Topping

• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 package strawberries
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray two 9-inch cake pans with oil or butter and line the bottom with parchment paper rounds.
• In a medium bowl, combine baking powder, salt, and gluten-free flour. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix the eggs and butter together. Pour in the sugar. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix until combined.
• Add the whole milk and vanilla extract.
• Divide the batter between the two 9-inch round cake pans. Bake for 30 minutes on the middle rack.
• Let the cakes cool for 15 minutes, then flip the cakes onto a cooling rack. Peel off the parchment paper.
• While the cakes are cooling, whip heavy cream with an electric mixer. Slowly add in the granulated sugar and vanilla extract. Beat until the cream is soft.
• Slice six of the strawberries. Leave the rest of the strawberries whole.
• Place one cake on a plate and top with half of the whipped cream. Top with sliced strawberries.
• Lay the second cake layer on top of the first cake layer. Top with the rest of the whipped cream and whole strawberries.

Notes

You can trip the tops of the cake if you wish. This makes the final product more even. Use a serrated knife.

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