Strawberry Cheese Danish Cake
Oh the danish… a pastry my mother has always loved and one my father has always hated.
I happen to take after my mother and love them! LOVE them. Specifically, a cheese danish. Even more specifically, a strawberry cheese danish. From… Publix! Not even sorry about that one.
A few weeks ago, after a particularly rough few days, I picked myself up one of these danishes and was reminded of everything good in the world. Then decided to make it into a cake.
Cream cheese cake layers
Fresh strawberry compote with a hint of lemon
Cheesecake filling
Cream cheese buttercream
It sounds and looks SO simple, but this cake is bursting with flavor. The strawberries this time of year are at their absolute peak, so I doubled up this compote recipe to have some leftover just because it tasted that good. (Why not?)
Enjoy!