Strawberry Bavarian Cream Cake Recipe with Strawberry Mirror Glaze

Name: Strawberry Bavarian Cream Cake
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 300 min
Yield: 15 servings
Ingredients: 100 grams Digestive biscuits / Graham crackers (about 8 to 10 crackers); 60 grams Unsalted butter (melted); 375 ml Whole milk; 100 grams White sugar; 4 Egg yolks; 2 tbsp Cornstarch; 1 tsp Vanilla; 250 ml Whipping cream; 2 cups Strawberries blended; 2 tbsp White sugar; 2 tbsp Gelatin (see notes above for substitutes); 1/2 cup Strawberries blended (about 2 cups whole strawberries); 1 tbsp Lemon juice; 2 tbsp White sugar; 1 tsp Cornstarch; 1/4 cup Water; 1/4 tsp Strawberry extract (optional or strawberry liquor - 1 tbsp)

Strawberry Bavarian Cream Cake is a perfect entertaining dessert that’s very impressive & luxurious. This simple, easy and effortless recipe uses a custard based strawberry pastry cream with a velvety texture topped with a strawberry mirror glaze that sets like jello. Fresh strawberries for garnish gives this bavarian dessert a refreshing finish.

This Strawberry Bavarian Cream Cake is a perfect entertaining dessert very impressive & luxurious. Made with creamy strawberry vanilla pastry that feels like velvet on the tongue. A few extra step in the making but your guest will be truly impressed.

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You know how passionate I am about my desserts. I love both making as well as eating them. Back in the days when I could afford a few calories, I’d happily substitute my meal for a dessert.

Recently the kids have been asking for Bavarian cream desserts. My kids will have strawberry in anything and everything!! So while my vanilla Bavarian cream is super popular with family and friends during the year, we have to make my strawberry Bavarian cream dessert when strawberries are in season.

However, last week I had to take dessert with me for dinner. We were a total of six people. We all were bringing something to the table so as always savory quiches, salads, and dessert is left for me. Why because my friend think I make the best pie crust or shortcrust pastry when it comes to pies, quiches, and tarts, and they love my salad dressing that is usually creamy but low in fat like tahini yogurt or creamy mustard. Well, desserts? you know?? I make the best desserts, right? (you already know that!)

Usually, I would make these strawberry Bavarian cream dessert cups but today decided to make it a bit more impressive and make it a strawberry Bavarian Cream Cake.

The Classic strawberry Bavarian cream often called Creme Bavaria is a pastry cream based dessert with the luxury of whipped cream and strawberry. Rich, delicious but super easy to create. A few extra steps in the making but a truly impressive desert if you want to impress friend and family.

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Let’s talk ingredients and Substitutes (Save/Pin)

Digestive Biscuits / Graham Crackers – I’m all for substitution but this is what helps support the Bavarian Cream, so make sure you use not just something delicious but also something sturdy. For example, those light wafer may not work well but graham crackers, even Oreo would work for this.
Milk – You definitely want to use whole milk, not low fat. The dessert needs to have somebody to set, low-fat milk will be very delicate and not as flavorful as regular full-fat milk.
Sugar – I usually prefer to use castor sugar because it dissolves quickly in desserts like these. But regular granulated sugar works just as well.
Cream – Again you wanna use a full fat 35 to 38% whipping cream – which will add taste and body to your Bavarian cream.
Gelatin – this helps set the Bavarian Cream and gives it the right texture. As I said above you can use agar-agar as well. Just follow the package instructions and prepare the agar-agar. Add it at the same stage mentioned below.
Strawberries – you can use frozen or fresh strawberries for this Bavaria dessert. However, do not use dried strawberries as they do not blend well.

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Can we make this Eggless Strawberry Bavarian Cream?

Absolutely! just replace this vanilla pastry cream with my eggless vanilla pastry cream. Use Agar Agar instead of gelatin and continue with the rest of the process just as below.

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Recipe – Strawberry Bavarian Cream Cake aka Strawberry Bavarian Cake, Bavario (Save/Pin)

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Ingredients

For the Biscuit Base

Digestive biscuits / Graham crackers – 100 grams (about 8 to 10 crackers)
Unsalted butter – melted – 60 grams (1/2 stick)

For the Pastry Cream

Whole milk – 375 ml (1 1/2 cup)
White sugar – 100 grams (1/2 cup)
Egg yolks – 4 nos
Cornstarch – 2 tbsp
Vanilla – 1 tsp

For the Strawberry Bavarian Cream

Whipping cream – 250 ml (1 cup)
Strawberries blended- 2 cups
White sugar – 2 tbsp
Gelatin – 2 tbsp (see notes above for substitutes)

For the Strawberry Mirror Glaze

Strawberries blended – 1/2 cup (about 2 cups whole strawberries)
Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
White sugar – 2 tbsp
Cornstarch – 1 tsp
Water – 1/4 cup
Strawberry extract- 1/4 tsp (optional) or strawberry liquor – 1 tbsp

Method

Prepare the Biscuit Base

Crush the biscuits in a ziplock bag.
Melt the butter in a microwave.
Pour melted butter in the biscuits – mix well.
Pour the mixture into the bottom of the springform pan.
Use the back of a spoon to press firmly making a nice tight base.
Place in the fridge while you continue with the rest of the recipe.

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Prepare Strawberries for Bavarian Cream

Place two cups blended strawberry in a saucepan with 2 tbsp sugar.
Cook on low until it is reduced to half the quantity.
Once done – add the gelatin and keep warm.

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Prepare Pastry Cream

Bring milk to almost boiling.
In a bowl add the egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, and vanilla. Whisk well until nice and foamy.
Add hot milk to the whipped eggs a few tablespoons at a time to avoid the eggs scrambling.
Once all the milk is incorporated into the eggs – pour the mixture back into the milk pot and cook on low heat.
Stir continuously until the mixture thickens to a thick custard. This will happen quickly since the number of yolks to milk is high.
Note: Do not leave custard unattended to avoid curdling.
One custard is ready – add the prepared strawberry gelatin mixture.
Add 2 drops of pink food color if you want.
Strain this mixture while still warm into a clean bowl.
Cover with cling wrap and set aside in a warm place.

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Prepare Strawberry Mirror Glaze

Place blended strawberries, lemon juice, and sugar in a saucepan over low heat.
In a separate bowl combine cornstarch and water.
Add cornstarch mixture to the strawberries.
Cook on low for a minute until thick.
Strain and set aside – keep warm until ready to use.
If necessary you can warm it up to bring to consistency.

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Assemble

Whip the Cream to stiff peak.
Fold the whipped cream to the strawberry pastry cream mixture – this is Bavarian Cream.
Pour over the biscuit base we prepared earlier.
Let chill in the fridge for an hour.
Pour prepared warm strawberry mirror glaze over the Bavarian Cream Cake.
Let chill for at least another 3 to 4 hours before you.
Garnish with strawberries and serve.

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Strawberry Bavarian Cream Cake

Author: Veena Azmanov

Strawberry Bavarian Cream Cake is a perfect entertaining dessert that's very impressive & luxurious. This simple, easy and effortless recipe uses a custard based strawberry pastry cream with a velvety texture topped with a strawberry mirror glaze that sets like jello. Fresh strawberries for garnish gives this bavarian dessert a refreshing finish.

4.7 from 13 votes

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Adjust Servings Here: 15 servings

Calories: 197kcal

Prep Time: 40 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 5 hrs