This strawberry crunch cake has 2 layers of strawberry-flavored cake, vanilla buttercream frosting, and a delicious strawberry and golden cookie crumble coating. Perfect for a show-stopping dessert, or for anyone who loves strawberry crunch ice cream bars!
Ingredients:
For the Cake:
- baking spray with flour
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons strawberry-flavored gelatin, such as Jell-O (from 1 (3 ounce) package)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups whole buttermilk
For the Frosting:
- 1 ½ cups unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream, or more as needed
For the Crumble:
- 25 golden Oreo cookies
- ⅔ cup freeze-dried strawberries
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
