Strawberry Crunch Cake - Easy Chef Ideas

Ingredients

• 2 ¼ cups All-Purpose Flour (270 g), Sifted
• 1 ¾ cups Granulated Sugar (350 g)
• 1 ½ tsp Baking Powder (7.5 g)
• ½ tsp Salt, fine sea (3 g)
• 1 cup Unsalted Butter, softened (227 g)
• 4 Large Eggs, Room temperature
• 2 tsp Vanilla Extract (10 ml)
• 1 cup Buttermilk (240 ml), Full fat, room temperature
• 2 tbsp Freeze-Dried Strawberry Powder (15 g)
• 1 ½ cups Fresh or Frozen Strawberries (225 g), Chopped (for reduction)
• ¼ cup Granulated Sugar (50 g) (for reduction)
• 1 tbsp Lemon Juice (15 ml), Freshly squeezed
• 8 oz block Cream Cheese, full fat (226 g), Chilled
• ½ cup Unsalted Butter, softened (113 g) (for frosting)
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract (5 ml) (for frosting)
• 4 cups Powdered Sugar (480 g), Sifted
• 2 tbsp Heavy Cream (Double Cream) (30 ml)
• 2 ½ cups Vanilla Wafers (300 g), Crushed
• 1 cup Freeze-Dried Strawberries (60 g), Crushed into a coarse powder (for crunch)
• ½ cup Unsalted Butter, melted (113 g) (for crunch)