Strawberry Rose Streusel is a dessert full of caramelized strawberries, a cinnamon streusel on top with a soft and buttery cake on the bottom! Top this with a little ice cream and you've got a dessert that dreams are made of!
Have you been following me on Instagram? If have you, you'll know how much of a labor of love this recipe has been for me. It took 5 times to get this recipe correct. Let's talk about it.
I had a bunch of strawberries in my fridge and needed something to do with them. I have been LOVING strawberries right now and wanted a strawberry dessert that was reminiscent of summer. This began as a strawberry and rose buckle, but my Husband, aka my taste tester, said that it needed more sauce. So, on my second attempt, I added more and he said it still wasn't enough. On my third attempt, which I thought was going to be perfect, had too much sauce and it essentially baked over the springform pan and got all over the oven. By this point, I was ready to give up. I tried one more time, and it still didn't work - however, I was encouraged because on my fourth go, the sponge was delicious. I added cream cheese to the sponge to make the cake a bit more dense. It was delicious, but the sauce kept spilling out. In my attempt to get the perfect amount of sauce, it just didn't work out. So, I left the idea of this being a buckle to being firmly content with it being a streusel and now I am happy. Very happy actually. Happy because this is SO good and I finally get to share it with you! Add a few scoops of ice cream and this dish is just heavenly. I hope that you enjoy!
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