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Strawberry Shortcake Cake

Dive into summer with our one layer strawberry shortcake cake! This single layer, moist white cake recipe topped with cream cheese whipped cream frosting and plenty of juicy strawberries.
Prep Time1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Cooling Time3 hours
Total Time4 hours 55 minutes
Course: 500+ Best Dessert Recipes
Keyword: best summer recipes, cake, shortcake, strawberries, summer dessert
Servings: 12
Author: Carrian Cheney

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 White Cake Mix
  • 1 Box Jello Instant Vanilla Pudding 3.4 oz
  • 1 Cup Sour Cream
  • 1 Cup Canola Oil
  • 4 Eggs beaten
  • ½ Cup Milk
  • ¾ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 ¾ Cups Water
  • 4 Ounce Packet Strawberry Junket found by the Jell-o
  • 1 ½ Cups Heavy Cream
  • 1 ½ Cups Powdered Sugar divided
  • 1 Package Cream Cheese 8 oz (1 brick), room temperature
  • 4 Cups Strawberries or 1 clamshell, sliced
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Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients for the cake and stir until combined.
    1 White Cake Mix, 1 Box Jello Instant Vanilla Pudding, 1 Cup Sour Cream, 1 Cup Canola Oil, 4 Eggs, ½ Cup Milk, ¾ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • You can choose to make a 9x13 as shown or any variation, a bundt cake, 2 round cakes, or even cupcakes. Grease the pan, pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake per the cake mix instructions.
  • Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan on the stovetop and add the junket, stirring continually until dissolved and thick.
    4 Ounce Packet Strawberry Junket, 1 ¾ Cups Water
  • Place in a bowl in the fridge to cool.
  • In a large bowl, beat the heavy cream until soft peaks begin to form.
    1 ½ Cups Heavy Cream
  • Beat in 1/2 cup of powdered sugar until peaks are formed. Set aside.
    1 ½ Cups Powdered Sugar
  • Beat the cream cheese until smooth in a large bowl.
    1 Package Cream Cheese
  • Beat in the rest of the powdered sugar until creamy.
    1 ½ Cups Powdered Sugar
  • Fold in the whipped cream until evenly incorporated.
  • Spread the cream mixture over the top of the cooled cake.
  • Remove the cooled sauce from the fridge and stir in the berries.
    4 Cups Strawberries
  • Spread all over the cream on the cake.
  • Refrigerate for 3 hours.
  • Slice and serve.

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Notes

Refrigerate any left overs.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 437kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 412mg | Potassium: 154mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 696IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 141mg | Iron: 1mg