Strawberry Cake

I am SO late! I made this back in MAY lol. I snapped a pic before I put the icing on the sides lol.

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups cake flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry flavored gelatin
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup strawberries, pureed
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• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
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• 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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• 1 1/2 cups quartered strawberries

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9 inch round cake pans.
2. In a large bowl, beat sugar, gelatin and butter until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition. Mix flour and baking powder, and beat alternately with the milk into the sugar mixture. Fold in 1 teaspoon vanilla and pureed strawberries. Divide equally into three 9 inch round cake pans.
3. Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in the pans, then remove from pans and cool completely.
4. To make the filling: Beat whipping cream, 2 tablespoons sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla on high until stiff. Fill each layer with 1/3 of the whipped cream and 3/4 cup sliced strawberries.
5. To make the frosting: Beat the margarine, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla until creamy. Spread over the sides of the cake, and pipe an edge of frosting around the top of the cake.
6. Spread remaining whipped cream on cake top. Top with quartered strawberries.

Let me know if you try it and like it!!!

Toodles! Have a great weekend!

Comments

[KeeKee]

This is NOT what I needed to see first thing this morning! I already have foolishness on the brain and this just takes it over the top, LOL! It looks mighty tasty. I may have to try the recipe :-)

[Flora]

That looks tasty.

[Cheryl]

I made strawberry cupcakes last week and used pretty much the same recipe. It's SO good!!

[Kim]

yum!

[Debora]

I'm drooling!

[Deanna]

Looks so yummy and decadent!!

[Zanete]

Oh LAWD!!!!! *talking to myself* Concentrate, Concentrate!!! Resist temptation! LOL

[Opal215]

Yummy!!!

[Ms. Behaving]

Gosh that looks good!!

[Sharon]

OMG girl! You are killing me with the food shots. I've been trying to be good but this makes me want to be so bad! Got to try this.

[amber]

Delish! Strawberries are easily my favorite fruit, especially when they're part of dessert. ;)

[GreedyGirl1]

Wow this looks great too

[LaKeisha Walker]

I am going to try this recipe for my friends birthday celebration. I have made it before but I used a boxed cake mix.
Hope it turns out good. Thanks for the recipe.