This is a delicious strawberry loaf cake filled with chunks of strawberry and decorated with a white chocolate drizzle, perfect for a special occasion or for weekday baking!
Loaf cakes are perfect for everyday and you can go a bit mad with the decorations if you want to make it a bit more special.
Here I have strawberries on top, drizzles of melted white chocolate and a few added chocolate curls.
With all that strawberry this could be an easy Valentine cake to make for your loved one as well!
Inside the cake is soft and filled with chunks of strawberry. So delicious and great to share.
One great thing about loaf cakes is they are so quick to prepare, unlike a full celebration cake you can get a loaf cake in the oven in about ten minutes!
Ingredients
Here’s what you will need to make this strawberry loaf cake. Get the exact measurements in the recipe card further down.
- butter
- caster sugar
- medium eggs
- self-raising flour
- strawberries
- white chocolate
- decorations, as desired
- optional – strawberry cordial or syrup, this enhances the strawberry flavour. Can be left out.
Method
This strawberry loaf cake is so easy to make, using the creaming method to first mix together the sugar and softened butter, then add the eggs, then fold in the flour.
At this point I add in the chunks of strawberry too, stirring them through the cake mixture.
Here are the step by step instructions.
- Grease and line a large (2 lb/900 g) loaf tin.
- Cream the sugar into the butter until it is very soft.
- Add the eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition.
- Add the strawberry cordial/syrup (if using) and stir in.
- Next, sift in the flour and fold it in.
- Add the chopped strawberries and mix them in so they are well distributed.
- Pour the mixture into the lined loaf tin.
- Bake at 180℃ / 350℉ for 40-45 minutes until golden brown.
- Use a cake tester or skewer to check the centre is cooked as the added cordial makes a runnier mixture than usual. Cover the top with foil if it is getting too dark.
- Leave the loaf to cool completely.
- When ready to decorate the cooled cake, slice some strawberries and place them on top. Then melt the white chocolate and use a piping bag to drizzle it over the cake from side to side.
- Finish with a scattering of your preferred decoration.
More loaf cakes
If you want to try more simple loaf cakes, why not try:
- Redcurrant and Orange Loaf Cake
- Courgette and Poppy Seed Loaf Cake
- Cranberry and Orange Loaf Cake with Mulled Orange Icing
- Chocolate Loaf Cake with Maltesers
- Jane’s Patisserie’s Lemon Drizzle Loaf Cake
Recipe
Strawberry Loaf Cake with White Chocolate Drizzle
Ingredients
- 180 g caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- 180 g butter softened
- 4 medium eggs
- 200 g self-raising flour
- 4 tbsp strawberry cordial optional
- 3 large strawberries chopped into small pieces
Topping:
- 100 g white chocolate broken up and melted
- 2-3 large strawberries sliced
- decorations as desired
Instructions
- Grease and line a large (900 g) loaf tin.
- Cream the sugar into the butter until it is very soft.180 g caster sugar (superfine sugar), 180 g butter
- Add the eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition.4 medium eggs
- Add the strawberry cordial (if using) and stir in.4 tbsp strawberry cordial
- Next, sift in the flour and fold it in.200 g self-raising flour
- Add the chopped strawberries and mix them in so they are well distributed.3 large strawberries
- Pour the mixture into the lined loaf tin.
- Bake at 180℃ / 350℉ for 40-45 minutes until golden brown. Use a cake tester or skewer to check the centre is cooked as the added cordial makes a runnier mixture than usual. Cover the top with foil if it is getting too dark.
- Leave the loaf to cool completely.
- When ready to decorate the cooled cake, slice some strawberries and place them on top. Then melt the white chocolate and use a piping bag to drizzle it over the cake from side to side.2-3 large strawberries, 100 g white chocolate
- Finish with a scattering of strawberry chocolate curls or your preferred decoration.decorations
Ness (@JibberJabberUK) says
I love the combination of cordial and strawberries as it really brings out the flavour of the strawberries. Thanks for linking up.
bakingqueen74 says
Thanks for hosting Ness!
kerrycooks says
Such a fabulous idea to put strawberry cordial into it! It looks SO good!
bakingqueen74 says
Thanks Kerry! It was lovely cordial so crying out to add flavour to a cake 🙂
lucyparissi says
This looks lovely Lucy – I am all caked out for Valentine’s but would happily have this with afternoon tea any day of the week! #CookBlogShare
loverofcreatingflavours says
Oh hello, this is divine. just divine… I am in awe, I have been so cheaty for Valentines. Ask me to cook anything that doesn’t involve Cake and I can master it. I need to find my inner baker !!
bakingqueen74 says
So kind, thank you
recipesfromapantry says
I would so love this for Valentines day – Seriously. I wonder if I drop big hints to OH whether he would try and bake.
bakingqueen74 says
Wow, good luck with that, it will never happen here!
Sarah James says
What a great idea for Valentines, I love the sound of white chocolate & strawberries.
bakingqueen74 says
Isn’t it the perfect combination, any time of the year I think