Description
These Strawberry Cream Cheese Cake Bars are soft, creamy, and bursting with fresh strawberries. Perfect for any occasion, they combine a buttery cake base, sweet cream cheese layer, and juicy strawberry topping for a dessert everyone will love.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (225g) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups (400g) granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2½ cups (315g) all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 16 oz (450g) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups (300g) fresh strawberries, sliced
- ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 9×13-inch pan with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugar, then add eggs and vanilla.
- Mix flour, baking powder, and salt; fold into wet ingredients.
- Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth.
- Spread cake batter in pan, top with cream cheese mixture, and swirl gently.
- Toss strawberries with sugar and lemon juice, layer on top.
- Bake 40–45 minutes until lightly golden. Cool completely before slicing.
Notes
- Use room-temperature ingredients for smooth batter.
- Store bars in fridge or freeze for later enjoyment.
- Swap strawberries with other berries for variation.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 28
- Sodium: 180
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Unsaturated Fat: 7
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 36
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 5
- Cholesterol: 85