Heat the milk with the halved and scraped vanilla pod in a saucepan.
In a bowl, mix the pudding powder, egg yolks, and sugar.
Stir the egg yolk mixture into the hot milk while constantly stirring, until the vanilla cream thickens.
Remove the pan from the heat and let it cool completely.
Whip the butter at room temperature until creamy, then add it to the cooled vanilla cream. Mix until smooth.
Assembling the Cake:
Cut the cooled cake horizontally in half.
Spread a layer of cream on the bottom half and top with half of the sliced strawberries.
Place the other cake half on top and spread another layer of cream.
Decorate with the remaining strawberries and dust with powdered sugar.
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