Strawberry Layer Cake Cake: 1 box white or French Vanilla cake mix 3/4 cup strawberry preserves 1⁄8 teaspoon red food coloring Frosting: 4 ounces cream cheese, softened 2 teaspoons milk
Strawberry Bread
3 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon
4 eggs, beaten 1 ¼ cup vegetable oil 2 10-ounce packages frozen strawberries, thawed and chopped
Combine first 5 ingredients in a large mixing bowl, make a well in the center of mixture. Combine remaining ingredients; add to dry ingredients, stirring until well combined. Spoon mixture into 2 greased and floured 9x5x3-inch loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour. Cool loaves in pans, about 10 minutes. Remove from pans and let cool completely on plates.
2 cups heavy cream, chilled 3/4 cup confectioner’s sugar Decoration: 12 medium to large strawberries, stems removed and halved 1/4 cup strawberry preserves
Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans. Preheat oven to temperature recommended on package. Prepare cake mix per package directions, decreasing water by 1⁄3 cup and adding preserves and food coloring. Divide batter evenly between pans. Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. It will take 5 to 10 minutes less time than listed on package because the layers are thinner. Cool 10 minutes in pan on wire rack. Turn out onto wire rack to cool completely. Cream together cream cheese and milk until smooth. Gradually, add heavy cream and whip to soft peaks, scraping bowl as needed. Add confectioner’s sugar gradually, whipping to stiff peaks. Assemble and frost cake. Place strawberry halves evenly around base and outer edge of cake top with top of berry to bottom and outside respectively. Drizzle preserves, warmed slightly if necessary, over berries on top of cake. Serves 12. Pat Griffin,Wiregrass EC
Karen Turnquist, Cullman EC
3-Ingredient Strawberry Sherbet
1 16-ounce package frozen strawberries, sliced 2 liter bottle strawberry soda, chilled
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
Stir together all ingredients. Pour into freezer container of a 5-quart electric freezer. Freeze mixture according to manufacturer’s instructions. Carolyn Drinkard, Clarke-Washington EMC
28 MAY 2012
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