Eggless Strawberry Shortcake

This Eggless Strawberry Shortcake is just like your favorite classic but without eggs. This light and sweet vanilla bean cake is topped with Homemade Organic Whipped Cream and fresh strawberries for a summer cake that even your egg eating friends will devour!

If you're looking for more eggless cakes, try some of my other favorites, like my Eggless Birthday Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting, Eggless Coconut Sheet Cake, or my Eggless Strawberry Zucchini Cake.

A Quick Look At The Recipe

• Recipe Name: Eggless Strawberry Shortcake
• Ready In: 1 hour 45 minutes
• Makes: 3 layer 6-inch cake
• Main Ingredients: salted butter, cane sugar, cake flour, strawberries, heavy whipping cream
• Flavor Profile: sweet vanilla bean cake, juicy strawberries, fluffy whipped cream
• Dietary Info: eggless, no seed oils
• Difficulty: Medium
• Why You’ll Love It: nostalgic and charm of strawberry shortcake without eggs

Why You'll Love This Recipe

• Eggless: This strawberry shortcake without eggs is an eggless cake that's reminiscent of your favorite summer dessert. While Organic Strawberry Shortcake With Homemade Whipped Cream is known for using egg whites or whole eggs, you can now enjoy strawberry shortcake without eggs with this easy recipe!
• Light & Sweet: Just like traditional strawberry shortcake, this Eggless Strawberry Shortcake is light and sweet. I add vanilla bean into the cake for a true vanilla flavor that really lets the vanilla shine.
• Homemade Whipped Cream: I make two layers in this simple organic cake so you get extra whipped cream and strawberries!
• Easy & Impressive: This stunning two layer eggless cake is incredibly easy to make and it's a beautiful cake that just screams summer. I love making a rustic style naked cake as it requires very little effort and they look so chic. This strawberry shortcake without eggs makes for a stunning cake for any outdoor celebration this summer.
• Organic Cake: Skip the store bought cakes and make this Eggless Strawberry Shortcake instead. You can use simple organic ingredients when you choose to bake at home.

Ingredients

• Butter: I use Organic Valley Salted Butter, you want to use a sweet cream butter. Check out Best Salted Butter for Baking for more info on how butter type can affect how cakes are baked. Just be sure its room temperature and softened.
• Vanilla Bean: I use organic ground vanilla bean for more depth of flavor. If you don't have this, you can use vanilla extract as well.
• Milk: Use whole milk as you want the fat in this cake.
• Sour Cream: I use organic sour cream as an egg replacer here, this adds moisture and fat which are two things eggs bring to cakes.
• Cake Flour: I use Homemade Organic Cake Flour, but you can also use store bought. Don't substitute all purpose as you want the lower protein content of cake flour, especially for this eggless cake to ensure it has a light crumb and doesn't become dense.
• Baking Powder: Use baking powder not soda. Be sure to check out my post the Difference Between Baking Soda and Baking Powder for more info on leavening agents.
• Strawberries: You want to use fresh organic strawberries, not frozen. You can also use any kind of fresh berries you have on hand, like raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, or blueberries. You can even us a mix!

*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.

Baker's Tips for Eggless Strawberry Shortcake

• Make sure your butter, sour cream, and milk are all room temperature. It's important to have room temperature dairy ingredients so that when you cream the butter, and then you add in sour cream and milk that they don't seize up the butter (which can happen if they are cold). This will ensure you get a smooth cake batter without butter chunks.
• Eggless cakes can sometimes need a few more minutes in the oven as they are most moist than cakes with eggs. So, always check to be sure your cake is done before removing it.
• Let the cake cool completely before adding the whipped cream, this is essential. Otherwise, the whipped cream will just melt into the cake.
• Store leftover cake in an airtight container in the fridge because of the whipped cream and fresh strawberries.
• Gluten Free – Replace the cake flour with 142 grams (¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons) gluten free flour blend.
• High Altitude – Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

How to Make Eggless Strawberry Shortcake

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two 6-inch cake pans with parchment paper. To make the batter: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the butter, cane sugar, and vanilla bean.

2. Mix on low until there are no butter chunks.

3. Add the milk and sour cream.

4. Mix on low until combined, the mixture will resemble cottage cheese.

5. In a separate bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, and sea salt. Add to the butter mixture and mix on low until combined.

6. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix again until combined and you have a smooth batter. Divide the batter evenly into the two pans, they should weigh about 300 grams each. Bake for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cake cool completely in the pans. (If you're baking at high altitude, be sure to check the Notes at the bottom of the recipe for high altitude baking instructions).

7. To make the whipped cream: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, add the heavy whipping cream, cane sugar, and vanilla extract.

8. Whisk, starting on low, to avoid splattering. Gradually increase the speed as the whipped cream thickens until you are at full speed. Whisk until stiff peaks form.

9. Remove the cakes from the pans. Place the first layer on a cake stand or platter, place half of the whipped cream on the cake and spread evenly, and then top with strawberries.

10. Top with second cake layer and repeat with the remaining whipped cream and spread it out evenly.

11. Finish with the remaining strawberries on top.

Recipe FAQ's

New to Eggless Baking?

If you're new to eggless baking, be sure to check out my post Easy Egg Replacers for Baking and my book, Effortless Eggless Baking! Some of my other easy and beginner friendly recipes without eggs include: Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies, Double Chocolate Pumpkin Cookies, Raspberry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Without Eggs, or Eggless Chocolate Carrot Cake.

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