{"id":6483,"date":"2026-07-09T17:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=6483"},"modified":"2026-07-09T17:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:56:12","slug":"best-strawberry-buttermilk-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/best-strawberry-buttermilk-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Strawberry Buttermilk Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Best Strawberry Buttermilk Cake<\/h1>\n<p>Soft, moist, and bursting with sweet strawberry flavor, this Strawberry Buttermilk Cake is an easy dessert that&#8217;s perfect for birthdays, holidays, potlucks, or any special occasion. Made with a cake mix for convenience and enriched with pudding mix and buttermilk, every slice is incredibly tender and delicious.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<h3>For the Cake<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 (15.25-ounce) box strawberry cake mix<\/li>\n<li>1 (3.4-ounce) box vanilla instant pudding mix<\/li>\n<li>4 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup vegetable oil<\/li>\n<li>1 cup buttermilk<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup water<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Optional Strawberry Glaze<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1\u00bd cups powdered sugar<\/li>\n<li>2\u20133 tablespoons strawberry puree or milk<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Optional Garnish<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Fresh strawberries, sliced<\/li>\n<li>Whipped cream<\/li>\n<li>Powdered sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat your oven to <strong>350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C)<\/strong>. Grease and flour a 9\u00d713-inch baking pan or a Bundt pan.<\/li>\n<li>In a large mixing bowl, combine the strawberry cake mix, vanilla pudding mix, eggs, vegetable oil, buttermilk, water, and vanilla extract.<\/li>\n<li>Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for about 2 minutes, until the batter is smooth and well blended.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread it evenly.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>35\u201345 minutes<\/strong>, depending on the pan used, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.<\/li>\n<li>Let the cake cool in the pan for 10\u201315 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.<\/li>\n<li>If making the glaze, whisk together the powdered sugar, strawberry puree (or milk), and vanilla until smooth. Drizzle over the cooled cake.<\/li>\n<li>Garnish with fresh strawberries and serve.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Use room-temperature eggs for the best texture.<\/li>\n<li>Add \u00bd cup chopped fresh strawberries to the batter for extra fruit flavor.<\/li>\n<li>For a richer cake, substitute the water with milk.<\/li>\n<li>Store the cake covered to keep it moist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Serving Suggestions<\/h2>\n<p>Serve with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fresh whipped cream<\/li>\n<li>Vanilla ice cream<\/li>\n<li>Fresh strawberries<\/li>\n<li>Hot coffee or tea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Storage<\/h2>\n<p>Store the cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to <strong>3 days<\/strong>, or refrigerate for up to <strong>5 days<\/strong>. Freeze individual slices for up to <strong>2 months<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prep Time:<\/strong> 10 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Bake Time:<\/strong> 35\u201345 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Total Time:<\/strong> About 55 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Servings:<\/strong> 12\u201315 slices<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best Strawberry Buttermilk Cake Soft, moist, and bursting with sweet strawberry flavor, this Strawberry Buttermilk Cake is an easy dessert&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6483"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6485,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6483\/revisions\/6485"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}