strawberry crunch cake

This strawberry crunch cake is gorgeous and bursting with flavor. And wanna know a secret? It's crazy-easy to make thanks to the boxed cake mix. Shh!

Strawberry Crunch Cake (Easy Recipe)

vanilla cake mix,

strawberry cake mix,

butter, softened

sugar, divided

vanilla extract

heavy cream, divided

strawberries

box Nilla wafers, crushed

butter

strawberries,

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line 4 (8-inch) round cake pans with parchment paper and grease with oil, butter, or cooking spray.

Prepare the vanilla and strawberry cake batters according to package instructions. Pour batters evenly into the cake pans, making 2 vanilla cakes and 2 strawberry cakes.

Bake the cakes according to package instructions. Let them cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then flip them over onto wire racks to cool completely.

While the cakes are cooling, prepare the frosting. In a large bowl, beat together softened butter and half of the powdered sugar with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth and lump-free.

Pour the remaining powdered sugar, vanilla, and 4 tablespoons of heavy cream. Continue to beat until fluffy and spreadable. Beat in the remaining 2 tablespoons of cream if the frosting is too stiff.

Prepare the strawberry crunch: place freeze-dried strawberries and Nilla wafers in a large Ziploc bag. Squeeze out excess air and seal. Crush the mixture with a rolling pin. Add the melted butter to the bag and massage to coat the crushed mixture.

Once the cakes are cool, assemble the layers. Dab a bit of frosting onto the middle of a cake plate. Place the first layer of strawberry cake on the cake plate - the frosting should secure it in place.

Spread frosting evenly on top of the cake. Top with the first vanilla cake layer and frost. Repeat with the remaining strawberry and vanilla cakes. Frost the tops and sides of the cake.

Coat the entire cake with strawberry crunch. Garnish with fresh strawberry slices.

Refrigerate until ready to serve. Slice and enjoy!

This Strawberry Crunch Cake recipe is out of this world good! If you love strawberry crunch ice cream bars, then you will fall in love with this fluffy, homemade strawberry cake. It&#039;s topped with a rich and creamy vanilla frosting, then finished with a perfectly crunchy strawberry and golden Oreo topping. This is the perfect summer dessert!

Strawberry Crunch Cake

unsalted butter (1 stick, room temperature)

white sugar

milk

strawberry jello (just the powder)

all purpose flour

baking powder

baking soda

salt

unsalted butter (2 sticks, room temperature)

heavy cream

sugar

golden Oreos (separated and cream middles removed)

Tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)

Preheat oven

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.

Make the batter

Beat 1 stick of room temperature butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the granulated sugar and beat again until creamy. Add the egg whites and egg and beat until fluffy, about 2 minutes on high speed.

Add wet ingredients

Pour in the milk, jello powder, and vanilla extract and beat until combined.

Combine dry ingredients

Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large separate bowl. Add it to the wet mixture and beat on low speed until just combined.

Bake

Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of the cake. Let it cool for at least one hour before frosting.

Make the frosting

To make the buttercream frosting, beat 2 sticks of softened butter over medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Pour in the heavy cream, vanilla, and salt and whip again until fully incorporated. Continue to beat over medium speed as you gradually add the powdered sugar. Beat over medium speed until frosting is light and fluffy. 

Make the crunch topping

Crush the golden Oreo cookies and dried strawberries together in a Ziploc bag with a rolling pin until it forms a rough, pea-size crumb. Pour in 4 Tablespoons of melted butter, seal the bag, and toss to combine.

Decorate and serve

Spread the buttercream frosting on top of the cake, then sprinkle the crunch mix evenly over the top. Serve and enjoy!

Are you ready for the Ultimate Strawberry Cake recipe? Make no mistake when I name something the ultimate it is exactly that! In this case it&#39;s the ultimate recipe for the most delicately flavorful strawberry cake! Let&#39;s break this down, why is it the ultimate? For starters, I used Mexican vanilla extract blend in my cake if you have not had Mexican vanilla extract in place of regular vanilla extract you&#39;re in for a real treat when you&#39;re done with this recipe. Next is the filling. In this poke cake you&#39;re going to blend up a can of strawberry pie filling and different milks to fill up that cake and make it the most incredibly delicious moist cake you&#39;ve ever had! And if that&#39;s not enough we are making our own perfectly delicately sweetened whipped topping topped with strawberry crunch. Lastly, did I mention this was easy! We are going to use a box of white cake mix, some store bought ingredients, and baby you are going to be the razzle dazzle of the party! So what are you waiting for? Let’s make it!

The Ultimate Strawberry Cake

14.25 oz box white cake mix

vegetable oil

water

eggs

21 oz can strawberry pie filling

sweetened condensed milk

strawberries (sliced)

golden oreos (separated and cream removed)

For garnish: fresh strawberries (optional)

In a large bowl add white cake mix, vegetable oil, water, eggs, and 1 tsp Mexican vanilla extract. Beat that together using an electric hand mixer for a few minutes until fully combined. Grease a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray, transfer the cake batter into the greased baking dish, and smooth the batter out so that it is even. Bake that in the oven at 350°F for about 26 - 30 minutes.

To a blender, add strawberry pie filling, sweetened condensed milk, and whole milk. Pulse it for just a few seconds until combined and smooth. If yours is a little too thick add more whole milk until it gets to a pourable consistency. Set aside.

Now take about 6 strawberries and slice them on the diagonal so that your strawberries look like the shape of a heart and flat. Set the strawberries aside.

Right when the cake comes out of the oven, use the handle of a wooden spoon to poke holes all over the cake, going about 3/4's of the way down. Pour the pie filling mixture over the warm cake, and then smooth it out evenly so it fills all the holes. Now, take those set aside sliced strawberries and arrange them evenly in rows on top of the cake. Then, place the cake in the refrigerator to let it cool for at least an hour.

To make the strawberry crunch topping, separate the golden oreos and remove the cream filling. Add the separated golden oreo cookies into a ziploc bag and pour in the freeze dried strawberries. Close the ziploc bag and crush the oreos and strawberries up using a rolling pin or your hands. Once they're all crushed up, pour in the melted butter and close the ziploc bag again. Shake that together until the butter has fully coated everything. Set that aside.

To make the homemade whipped cream, in a large mixing bowl add heavy cream, powdered sugar, and ½ tbsp of Mexican vanilla extract. Beat that together with an electric hand mixer for about 5-7 minutes until it reaches a stiff peak.

Once the cake is done chilling, add the homemade whipped cream on top and smooth it out until even. Then, evenly sprinkle over the strawberry crunch topping. Lastly garnish with more fresh strawberries (optional). Enjoy!

Absolutely Delicious!!!!! Easy to make! HUGE hit!!!

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