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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huyserr

posted:2/24/2009

The best! Everyone always wants the recipe! I've found that the strawberry part of the cake breaks easily when touching the pan, so I pour in the white cake batter first to coat the bottom of the pan, then drop spoonfuls of the strawberry and use a knife to swirl...no problems with breaking!

ssullins

posted:2/24/2009

I made this for my hubby for Valentine's Day and it was SO incredibly good! We had recently picked fresh strawberries that I froze, I used those and the cake was really amazing. I also used 2 loaf pans in place of the round pans and I stacked them while layering the frosting and strawberries and the cake was really tall and really pretty....and VERY YUMMY! I don't think we had any crums left over when it was all gone.

ep4997

posted:2/17/2009

My family members LOVE this cake- especially the strawberries on top! Just made 2 cakes for my niece's bday party. Didn;t have time to make the frosting- used Betty Crocker Whipped Vanilla icing - just as good =D

myflyboys

posted:2/12/2009

My favorite cake ever, still after almost 2 years. Thanks Kraft Foods!

giabella

posted:2/7/2009

Excellent! one of the best cakes I have made. I followed the recipe exactly!

blueridgekat

posted:2/6/2009

This was a BIG hit at the last gathering I brought it too. I did make a few adjustments. I added a little more powdered sugar to frosting, as I like my frosting a bit sweeter. I also added strawberry slices on the first layer.

reynadulcinea

posted:1/19/2009

Very easy and very good!

irisare

posted:1/10/2009

IT TASTE VERY GOOD!!!

tabs852tlc

posted:1/5/2009

This recipe is great! Mine looks nothing like the picture but it still taste wonderful. Instead of fresh strawberries I had to use frozen. I bought the ones with sugar added to juice so I could poor some of the juice on the bottom layer. It soaked it up & tasted wonderful. The top layer had streaks of juice running down the side though from the strawberries. I'll try to use fresh ones for the top next time though so this doesn't happen. Love the juice on the bottom layer though.

a cook

posted:12/2/2008

SO GOOD!!! It smells and look wonderful and has a great strawberry taste! I made it for a birthday, what a great summer dessert. I will make this again.