Strawberry-Swirl Cake

(478)

rate it now!

you may also enjoy

Angel Lush

Creamy Lemon Squares

Peach Shortcakes

video by: kraft

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

add your photo

add to shopping list

add to recipe box

send/share

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.

Rate recipes, or edit your previous ratings and more. Sign In

a cook

posted:3/28/2007

The cake was exceptionally good, but took me a little longer to make because my husband doesn't like sour cream, so I had to wait until he was out of the house before proceeding with the frosting! My strawberries were a bit on the tart side, so I added a little more confectionary sugar to the frosting. Other than that, everyone enjoyed it (my husband had seconds).

a cook

posted:3/27/2007

I made this cake for a friend on his birthday. He LOVED it and so did everybody else. :) It was very simple to make and did not take much time. The icing was great because it was not so overwhelming like frosting usually is.

kellmoni

posted:3/27/2007

This recipe was simple and it taste good. I never made cake frosting. I was kind of worried about the taste of it because I never made frosting and especially because of the sour cream. It was good.

missyron

posted:3/27/2007

IT was so quick to make for Sunday cake and coffee. I have neverhad a cake go so quickly. My family loved it and asked for more.

a cook

posted:3/27/2007

The frosting was a little too sweet but an interesting combination. My guests thought it was very good.

clbeatty

posted:3/27/2007

I made this cake for my church cookout, and everybody loved it. There wasn't a crumb left! I will definetly make this recipe again.

nblondie1

posted:3/26/2007

Just made this for my friend's 30th b-day party. Turned out great everyone loved it! I used whipped cream topping instead of making my own. I did crush up some strawberry's with a little of the whipped cream for the center of the cake. Tasty yummy!!!

Debmomof3

posted:3/26/2007

My family loved it. Everyone had seconds! I used lite sour cream and Cool Whip Lite and got rave reviews....Definately a keeper!

msmom62

posted:3/25/2007

It was delicious. Everyine loved it. A great Easter dessert. I will definately make this again.

ditdit77

posted:3/24/2007

Wonderful. The icing is FANTASTIC, and I'm going to use it for several other cakes. This recipe is great for experimenting with different fruits. I'm going to try fresh peaches with peach Jello. Yum!