Strawberry Surprise Cake

For the cake:
1. Line the bottom of three 8 inch pans with paper; grease and flour sides. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Mix flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Add flour mixture alternating with buttermilk, beating until well blended after each addition.
3. Beat egg whites in another large bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until peaks form. Gently stir this into the batter. Pour evenly into prepared pans.
4. Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean. Remove from oven. Immediately run a spatula between the cake and the side of each pan. Cool 15 minutes; remove cakes from pans. Remove paper. Cool completely on wire racks.

For the strawberry filling:
1. While the cake is baking, hull and slice strawberries in a large bowl. Add sugar and put it in the refrigerator. Keep refrigerated for at least an hour.

Note: You can choose to either use frosting or drizzle.

For the optional frosting:
1. Mix cream cheese, butter, confectioners sugar, vanilla and milk together in a mixing bowl.
2. Let it sit for 15-30 minutes.
3. After cake has cooled, put one cake onto a serving platter as the bottom layer and frost it. Then add strawberries evenly across the top.
4. Place second layer on top and repeat step 3 for second layer.
5. Place top layer and frost top and sides covering any trace of strawberries in the layers. Decorate top with strawberries if desired.

For the optional drizzle:
1. Mix cream cheese, butter, confectioners sugar, vanilla and milk together in a mixing bowl.
2. Let sit for 10-15 minutes.
3. After cake has cooled put one cake layer onto a serving platter and add strawberries evenly on top.
4. Place second layer on top of that and repeat step 3 for second layer.
5. Place top layer on and lightly pour drizzle on cake making sure to have it run down sides, like in the picture above. Decorate top with strawberries if desired.