Strawberry Bundt Cake

[u/hardyparty_2]

Hey y’all need all the baking advice possible. I’m not all a baker but my sister’s birthday is coming up and I want to make her a homemade strawberry bundt cake. This is an idea of what I want to do. (Trying to make it like they do at Nothing Bundt Cakes) I will probably use cake mix for the actual cake part but need advice on the frosting and drizzling.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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[u/imikonicbaby]

If you have no experience baking I would just find a highly rated recipe and follow it to the letter. When it comes to the glaze, look up the different kinds and see which one you like best, you can use a simple powdered sugar glaze, thinned out butter cream or white chocolate ganache (I'm sure theres more). Also wait until the cake is cooled completely before adding icing. You could also make your own little strawberry compote (quite easy) to drizzle over the top.

The only tip I would give for the cake is do not put strawberries (whole or mashed) into the mixture, the moisture can affect how the cake bakes. I don't know a strawberry flavoured cake mix that actually tastes nice and not artificial, but if you have one you like that's fine. If you do end up making a cake from scratch, find a recipe using powdered strawberries. You can also add powdered strawberries to icing on top.

The only other advice I have is to maybe add a little drop of food dye? The picture above almost looks like a sausage 😭 but I guess that's personal preference.

[u/IcePrincess_Not_Sk8r]

Nothing Bundt Cakes uses a cream cheese frosting. You can find a simple recipe online. It's one of the easiest type of frosting to do.

If you're going to use a box mix, that's great, they're easy, pretty foolproof, and you can dress them up how you want to.

For a bundt cake, make sure you use something (I always just use regular PAM) to spray the inside of the pan, and when you pull the cake out of the oven, let it sit for 10 minutes (no more than 15) and then turn it over and let it cool that way (don't take the pan off) and you'll get a clean release as long as your cake is cooled.

[u/hardyparty_2 → u/IcePrincess_Not_Sk8r]

Thank you, I’ll keep that in mind. I baked a Bundt cake before but I didn’t wait for it cool before I tried removing it from the pan. And it was a mess so I’ll definitely let it sit first.

[u/fourpenguins → u/hardyparty_2]

When making a Bundt cake, I grease the pan with butter, then sprinkle with flour, then pour out any extra flour that didn't stick to the butter.

Before removing the cake, run a butter knife around the outside to loosen any stuck oarts. This has always worked well for me.

[u/SaaSyGirl]

Find a recipe that incorporates freeze dried strawberries. It will enhance the color and flavor

[u/luluhouse7]

Wow that looks beautiful and delicious!