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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Terrie330

posted:4/7/2007

I made it for my son's birthday party for the adults and I got loads of compliments. Wonderful taste!!

a cook

posted:4/7/2007

I made this cake with my 4 year old nephew by my side. He loved slicing the strawberries. My family loved the cake. My very picky sister who never eats whatever I make did not believe I made the cake. She was at work and if it weren't for everyone who watched us bake the cake; no one would have believed we made this wonderfully delicious cake. Thanks Kraft for making life a little easier!

beth1448

posted:4/6/2007

I made this for my daughter's birthday and it was a BIG hit. This is definately a keeper.

coby150

posted:4/5/2007

easy, good looking and awesome taste. i will be making this again in the summer.

Jefro11

posted:4/5/2007

I'm not much of a cook/baker but let me tell you... when I made this cake it looked so good I had to take a picture. It was delicious too... the kids loved it. I will make it again for sure.

dresmom

posted:4/4/2007

I made this cake tonight. It was good. I will make it again to try to get the swirl right. Easy recipe to make.

a cook

posted:4/4/2007

I made this recipe twice in one week and I got rave reviews from everyone who tried it. It is very easy to make and the taste is superb! It is also a very light dessert.

a cook

posted:4/4/2007

I made this cake twice in a week. Everyone LOVED it. I made it with raspberry jello,and in a 9x13 pan. I put the white cake batter on the bottom and spred the raspberry batter on the top. It was great! I'm making one again for Easter.

a cook

posted:4/4/2007

I had this cake at a birthday party this past weekend. It was a layer cake with no strawberries, but still delicious. I recognized the recipe right away as I had just seen it in the latest issue of Food and Family. I was personally leery of the strawberry jello tasting too artificial, but it tasted like there were real strawberries in it. I am already planning to make one of my own for an upcoming family birthday. Great recipe. The frosting was great too, and held up quite well. I can't wait to make this.

mmeh

posted:4/4/2007

I made this cake for our Aunts 94th birthday and everyone absolutely loved it! I brought this cake and a store bought cake -this cake was gone while the store bought one left standing. I thought I'd try something different besides chocolate all the time.My only suggestion would be-use a knife around the edges prior to removing so that it doesn't stick to pan- is a very moist cake!