Easy Strawberry Filling for Cake
This easy strawberry filling is fresh, homemade, and perfectly thick for cake layers, cupcakes, and desserts—made from scratch in just minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh strawberries rinsed, stems removed, chopped
- ½ scant cup granulated sugar scant: slightly less than
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice fresh is BEST
- 1 ½ Tablespoon water
- 2 Tablespoons corn starch
Instructions
- Combine water and corn starch and stir until corn starch is dissolved and a slurry is formed. Set aside.
- Rinse strawberries, remove stems and chop. Mash lightly with a potato masher. Add strawberries, sugar, lemon juice and corn starch slurry to a saucepan. Stirring regularly over medium-low heat, bring the mixture to a simmer. Simmer until the sauce starts to thicken, darken, and become more translucent about 4-5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature then transfer to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Notes
- We highly recommend using fresh squeezed lemon juice. It has much better flavor and our recipe testers could tell a difference when we made this with bottled lemon juice concentrate.
- Because of the corn starch, the mixture will be a little milky and cloudy looking at first. Once it cooks and thickens, you'll know it's done when the cloudiness is gone and it's translucent and dark.
Nutrition
Calories: 15kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 0.3gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.02gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 59mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 5IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 0.2mg
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