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STRAWBERRY SHORTCUT CAKE

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Strawberry Shortcut Cake

Recipe courtesy of: Down Home with the Neelys

 


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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 (18.25-ounce) box strawberry cake mix
  • 3 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons cognac
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 (3-ounce) package strawberry flavored gelatin (recommended: Jell-O)
  • Fresh strawberries, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.


Follow cake directions as written on cake mix box.


Remove from oven and cool cake completely. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine strawberries, cognac and sugar. Let macerate 20 minutes. Invert and release cake onto a decorative platter.


Whip cream with confectioners' sugar and vanilla at medium-high speed until it reaches stiff peaks. Do not over whip.


Mix gelatin as directed on box. Refrigerate gelatin mix but do not let it harden, it should cool to a liquid consistency.


Using a straw, poke holes all over the cake. Pour gelatin into holes and spread over the top of the cake.


Spread layer of macerated strawberries on top of cake. Spread layer of whipped cream on top of the strawberries, making pretty swirls and ripples. Garnish with fresh strawberries. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.


RECIPE BACKSTORY

Recipe courtesy of: Down Home with the Neelys

RECIPE REVIEWS

Apr/27/2008 08:04 pm pattit
I just saw this in a magazine today and thought it sounded very good. I don't like using cake mixes, but this sounds good enough to me to give it a try. Can't wait until the fresh local strawberries come in. Thanks for posting, now I can keep my magazine intact.

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