Strawberry Jam Cake

Ingredients
1 cup butter softened
134 cups sugar
5 large egg whites room temperature
2 cups pureed strawberries
12 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon strawberry extract optional
3 cups cake flour
212 teaspoons baking powder
14 teaspoon baking soda
14 teaspoon salt
frosting
1 package 8 ounces cream cheese softened
14 cup butter softened
6 cups confectioners sugar
14 cup pureed strawberries
12 teaspoon strawberry extract optional
1 to 3 drops red food coloring optional
12 cup seedless strawberry jam divided
Halved or sliced fresh strawberries optional

Directions

 
Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour three 9in. round baking pans.
In a large bowl cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy 57 minutes. Add egg whites 1 at a time beating well after each addition. Beat in the strawberries sour cream and if desired extract. Combine the flour baking powder baking soda and salt add to the creamed mixture. Transfer batter to prepared pans.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean 2226 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

For frosting in a large bowl beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add the confectioners sugar strawberries and if desired the extract and red food coloring beat until smooth.
Place bottom cake layer on a serving plate top with 14 cup jam and 12 cup frosting. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and side of cake. Garnish with strawberries if desired.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece 783 calories 28g fat 17g saturated fat 72mg cholesterol 416mg sodium 130g carbohydrate 99g sugars 1g fiber 6g protein.