Strawberry-Swirl Cake

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Compliments follow this strawberry cake everywhere it goes: moist, airy, refreshing, sweet. And might we add, easy.

time

prep:

35 min

total:

1 hr 35 min

servings

total:

16 servings

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What You Need

pkg. (2-layer size) white cake mix

pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Strawberry Flavor Gelatin

2/3

cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

2/3

cup powdered sugar

tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed

1-1/2

cups sliced fresh strawberries

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

GREASE and flour 2 (8- or 9-inch) round pans. Prepare cake batter as directed on package; pour half into medium bowl. Add dry gelatin mix; stir until well blended. Spoon half the white batter and half the pink batter, side by side, into each prepared pan; swirl gently with spoon.

BAKE 30 min. Cool 30 min. in pans. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

MIX sour cream and sugar in medium bowl until well blended. Gently stir in COOL WHIP. Place 1 cake layer on plate; spread top with 1 cup of the COOL WHIP mixture. Cover with 1 cup berries and remaining cake layer. Frost with remaining COOL WHIP mixture; top with remaining berries.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Notes from the Kraft Kitchens

Thank you. We heard your feedback and updated this recipe to help ensure recipe success. To prevent the baked cake layers from sticking to the pans, generously grease and flour the cake pans (or line them with parchment paper) and allow for the full 30 min. cooling time before removing the layers from the pans. Also, be sure to swirl the two batters together evenly. If you live in a high-altitude location, follow the High Altitude Directions on the cake mix package and to help prevent the batter from overflowing, use 9-inch round cake pans.

How to Prevent Air Bubbles

To release any air bubbles from the cake batter, lightly tap filled cake pans on counter before baking. Any small air bubbles will rise to the surface.

How to Swirl Batter

For best results, use a teaspoon to swirl the two colors of batter together. Be careful to not swirl the batters too much or the cakes will be a solid pink color instead.

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missyhager

posted:9/23/2011

Love this, and when you use parchment to line the bottom of the pan there is absolutely no sticking, just make sure you grease the pan before and add a thin layer of grease on top of the parchment. My favorite variation of this one is Margarita Jello-mix, topped with a key-lime frosting - sprinkle the top with kosher salt just before serving for an authentic margarita taste!

tm3doughty

posted:7/12/2011

I made this cake for my daughter's birthday and it was a hit! Very easy to make and we love the frosting.

ouch4242

posted:6/7/2011

This is my 6th time making the recipe. It is highly requested among my husband's family!! We love it. In the middle I put a bunch of strawberries. I'm really bad at swirling and making it look good, so I use a 1/2 cup measuring cup and do one scoop of white then one scoop of pink, alternating until they are both equal. Beautiful cake and tastes amazing!

tm_819

posted:4/30/2011

I made this cake for Easter and everyone really enjoyed it. It was very easy to make. The only I changed was the icing. I made it with vanilla yogurt instead of sour cream since we have family members allergic to sour cream. We all thought that it tasted very good.

darboy

posted:4/29/2011

I made this for Easter for my husband's family. Everybody raved about it and it was gone in a matter of minutes. I will make this alot. It was easy to make. I had no problem with the strawberry batter sticking to the pan as other reviewers noted, but I sprayed the pans with Pam and coated them with flour.

JustineRice86

posted:4/26/2011

Cake was Amazing!

hancoccn

posted:4/22/2011

i love this cake - it's light and easy and looks really good. the only thing i dont like about it, is that you ahve to store it in the fridge... but can't help that! :)

2826rudder

posted:3/3/2011

This is easy and a family favorite. Love it.

rikibill

posted:2/27/2011

I have made this recipe so many times. It is what everyone request when I have to make a dessert. I make it in a 13*9 dish and dice the strawberries.

pengpal

posted:2/18/2011

Absolutely delicious! I made this in a 15x7 glass baking dish. I frosted it and just before serving I covered the top with sliced strawberries. Very refreshing.