There Is Nothing Short About This Strawberry Cake
From solanaceae 16 years ago
- 28 minutes to make
- Serves 12
Another fake out cake, this one a summer favorite for family birthdays. It's fresh, light and supper nummy. We prefer it to the old fashioned shortcake style of strawberry desserts. NOTE: I typically use a clean spring form pan when assembling this cake to ensure stability of layers. Read more When I initially posted the recipe I forgot to mention that I pipe a line of the filling around the edge of the cake before laying the berries down on the cake to help the layers seal. See less
Ingredients
- 1 yellow cake mix shopping list
- 1 4-serving box vanilla instant pudding shopping list
- 4 eggs shopping list
- 1 C buttermilk shopping list
- 1/3 C vegetable oil shopping list
- 2 t vanilla extract (with seeds preferably) shopping list
- 1 quart fresh strawberries shopping list
- 2 4-serving boxes vanilla instant pudding shopping list
- 16 oz heavy cream shopping list
- 1 t vanilla extract (with seeds preferably) shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350*
- Grease & flour 2 9 inch round cake pans
- Combine first 6 ingredients and mix for 2 minutes on medium speed. Batter will lighten in color.
- Bake for 28-30 minutes
- Cool completely.
- While the cake is cooling, pick the 8 nicest berries and put them aside.
- Wash and dice the remaining berries. Do not sugar the berries unless they are overly tart.
- When you are ready to assemble the cake make the frosting/filling by combining the last 3 ingredients and whipping until you have the consistency of a light mousse.
- Fill a piping bag with about 1/3 of the vanilla mixture fitted with a large round tip.
- Using a serrated knife split your lawyers so you have 4 rounds.
- To assemble: Layer of cake, pipe a ring of vanilla mixture around the perimeter of the cake layer, layer of diced berries, pipe a layer of the vanilla mixture, layer of diced berries. Repeat until you have used all layers of cake and end with a layer of cake.
- Use the remaining vanilla mixture to frost the cake.
- Chill for about an hour before serving.
The Rating
Reviewed by 7 people-
darn! I need a springform pan. As much as I love baking I should have one, right?! It will be on my "to do" list for sure. Thanks for sharing a great recipe. Jett
jett2whit
in Union City loved it
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Don't feel bad Jett, I need one to. This sounds great,Solanaceae!
bluewaterandsand
in GAFFNEY loved it
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This sounds wonderful, thanks for sharing it!
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