How Do You Stop Strawberries from Bleeding on a Cake?

How Do You Stop Strawberries from Bleeding on a Cake?

It’s a scene I know all too well. You’ve baked the perfect vanilla bean cake. The Swiss meringue buttercream is silky, smooth, and flawlessly applied. For the final touch, you arrange a beautiful crown of ruby-red, freshly sliced strawberries on top. It looks like a magazine cover. You place it in the fridge, beaming with pride, ready for the party in a few hours.