It’s strawberry season and THIS is the dessert you need to make. You can substitute your own cake recipe, or even use a boxed cake mix. Just be certain to follow the baking directions for your choice.

Strawberry Cream Cake

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Baked goods, Desserts

INGREDIENTS

1½ cups sugar

½ cup shortening

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs

4 egg yolks

2¼ cups Soft as silk cake flour

2¼ teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup milk

Sweetened Whipped cream *recipe follows

1 cup chopped strawberries

SWEETENED WHIPPED CREAM INGREDIENTS

2 cups whipping cream

¼ cup sugar

DIRECTIONS

Pre-heat oven to 350. Grease and flour 2 round pans 9 × 1 1/2”. Beat sugar and shortening until fluffy. Beat in vanilla, eggs and yolks one at a time. Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Mix in alternately with milk, beating after each addition just until blended, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Pour into pans. Bake 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean; cool 10 min. remove from pans; cool layers completely. Spread about 1/2 cup sweetened cream over bottom layer. Place chopped strawberries on cream; top with remaining cake layer. Frost side and top with cream. Garnish with addt’l berries. Serve immediately or refrigerate.SWEETENED CREAM: Beat 2 cups Whipping cream and 1/4 cup sugar in a chilled bowl on high speed until stiff

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