Strawberry Surprise Recipes

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Beat the egg whites until frothy. Add the cream of tartar and beat until stiff. Sift the superfine sugar three times and add slowly to the egg whites.
• Sift the cake flour and salt five times, and then fold slowly into the egg whites. Sprinkle in the vanilla and fold.
• Bake for 35 to 45 minutes in an unbuttered angel food cake pan.
• Set aside to cool completely, inverted on a bottle or jar that fits the cake pan.
• For the filling: Dissolve the gelatin in boiling water and add the strawberries, stirring to break up and mix the berries.
• For the icing: Whip the cream with the powdered sugar until thick.
• To assemble: Place the cake, wide-side down, on a serving plate. Cut a 1-inch layer from the top and set it aside. Cut around the cake 1 inch from the outer edge to 1 inch from the bottom. Cut around the cake 1 inch from the inner edge to 1 inch from the bottom.
• Gently remove the section of cake between the cuts and pour in the strawberry mixture.
• Place the cake layer back on top and spread the icing all over the top and sides of the cake. Decorate with whole strawberries.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.

Steps:

• For the shortcakes: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Whisk the heavy cream, sour cream and vanilla in a small bowl; refrigerate until ready to use. Pulse the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt in a food processor until combined. Add the butter; pulse until the mixture looks like fine meal. Pour in the chilled heavy cream mixture and pulse until just combined.
• Lightly flour a work surface and dump the dough onto it. Pat out the dough 1/2-inch thick. Cut out as many biscuits as you can with a 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter. Then pat the remaining dough out to 1/2-inch thick again. Cut more biscuits; you should get 12.
• Put 6 of the biscuits on the prepared baking sheet. Brush the tops generously with cream, then top each cream-brushed biscuit with one of the remaining biscuit rounds. (This makes it easier to split once they are baked.) Brush the top of each biscuit stack with more heavy cream and sprinkle 1 teaspoon granulated sugar on each biscuit.
• Bake the biscuits until golden and puffed, about 30 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
• Meanwhile, for the topping: Toss the strawberries and 2 tablespoons of the brown sugar in a medium bowl.
• Just before serving, beat the heavy cream, sour cream, the remaining 2 tablespoons brown sugar and vanilla in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until soft peaks form, about 2 minutes.
• Split the shortcakes in half. Spoon half the cream on the bottom of the biscuits, top evenly with the strawberries and top with the remaining cream. Put each biscuit top on and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, sour cream and eggs. Beat on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium 2 minutes., Fill prepared cups half full. Drop 1/2 teaspoon preserves into center of each cupcake; cover with remaining batter., Bake until a toothpick inserted in the cake portion comes out clean, 22-27 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely., Pipe frosting over cupcakes and top each with a strawberry half.

Steps:

• Prepare lime gelatin according to package directions. Refrigerate until partially set, about 1 hour. Stir in pineapple. Pour into an 8-cup bowl or mold coated with cooking spray. Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours. , In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and mayonnaise until smooth; stir in pecans. Spread over lime gelatin. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours. , Prepare strawberry gelatin according to package directions; cool slightly. Carefully spoon over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate until firm about 3 hours or overnight.

Steps:

• Add boiling water to gelatin mixes in medium bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved.
• Stir in sherbet until melted. Pour into 1-1/2-qt. mold.
• Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm. Unmold onto plate; top with strawberries.

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• Dissolve gelatin in boiling water; set aside to cool. Add berries, bananas and pecans. Pour half of mixture into a 9x13 inch pan and put in refrigerator to congeal.
• Spread sour cream over congealed gelatin. Pour other half of gelatin mixture over sour cream. Return to refrigerator until fully congealed.

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• Hull the strawberries and place in a bowl.
• Pour over the brandy and put in the refrigerator for an hour.
• Divide the strawberries between 4 individual serving glasses.
• Whip the cream with added vanilla essence until stiff and spoon over the strawberries.

Steps:

• Fill a 14-ounce glass with ice. Pour strawberries with syrup, and juices into a shaker and shake well.
• Pour drink over the ice, and add a fresh strawberry to the rim of the glass.
• Splash the soda over the top and serve with a straw.
• (Use the frozen, sweetened strawberries that come in boxes in the freezer section for this one. Be sure to thaw 'em first.).

Steps:

• Slice twinkies in half lengthwise and lay evenly flat side up in a 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Pour strawberries all over the top.
• In a large bowl, mix pudding, milk and whipped topping until well combined.
• Spread over strawberries.
• Cover and refrigerate several hours overnight.

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• Mix strawberries into sour cream. Add sugar to taste. Stir until light pink. Refrigerate about half an hour.

Steps:

• Melt the butter into a 3x8 pan.
• Add the icing suger, flour and co-coa and stir.
• Cover the bottom of the pan and 1/2 way up the sides.
• Bake in an 350°F oven for 10 minutes.
• Let it cool.
• Cut up the strawberries into slices.
• Use some of the strawberries to fill the 3x8 pan in two layers.
• Cover with a thick layer of some of the whipped cream.
• Use the rest of the strawberries to create one last layer of strawberries.
• Cover with the remaining whipped cream.