Strawberrycrunchcake Recipes

Steps:

• Drain strawberries, *reserving juice for glaze. Set strawberries and juice aside.
• Cream butter; gradually add 1 1/4 cups sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Combine flour and next three ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix after each addition.
• Combine brown sugar, pecans, and cinnamon; set aside. Pour half of batter into a lightly greased 13-x9-x2-inch baking pan. Spoon strawberries over the batter; sprinkle with half of brown sugar mixture. Top with remaining batter, and sprinkle with the remaining brown sugar mixture.
• Bake at 350°F for 40 to 45 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center of cake mixture comes out clean. Let cake cool; cut into squares. Top each square with warm glaze and a dollop of whipped cream.
• For the glaze:.
• Combine the reserved strawberry juice and cornstarch in a small saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture begins to boil. Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice.

Steps:

• Drain the strawberries (thawed), reserving syrup. Set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs; beat well.
• Blend in sour cream.
• Mix flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder. Add to the creamed mixture.
• Spread 1/2 of the batter in a greased 13x9 inch baking pan.
• Spoon drained strawberries on top of batter.
• Combine walnuts, brown sugar, sugar, and cinnamon; sprinkle 1/2 of the nut mixture on top of the strawberries.
• Spread remaining batter ofver all; sprinkle remaining nut mixture.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 35 minutes.
• In a small saucepan, combine cornstarch and the reserved syrup; heat and stir until thickened and bubbly. Add lemon juice; cool.
• Serve over warm or cool cake.

Steps:

• Prepare the cake mix as the label directs for a 9-by-13-inch cake. Bake and let cool 15 minutes in the pan on a rack, then transfer the cake to the rack to cool completely.
• Trim the domed top of the cake with a long serrated knife to make it level. Cut the cake in half horizontally to make 2 layers. Trim a 3/4-inch strip from each long side; reserve the strips and trimmings.
• Cut the carton off the ice cream and set the ice cream block on a cutting board. Slice lengthwise into thirds.
• Arrange the ice cream on the bottom layer of the cake. Let soften, then smooth with an offset spatula to cover the cake, leaving a 3/4-inch border on the long sides.
• Press 1 reserved strip of cake against each long side of the ice cream layer. Reserve the remaining 2 strips of cake. Place the second cake layer on top of the ice cream. Freeze 1 hour.
• Cut off a corner of the frozen cake to look like a bite. Remove the ice cream from the trimmed bite and reserve the cake trimmings. Return the cake to the freezer.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Crumble the reserved cake strips and trimmings on a baking sheet. Bake, tossing occasionally, until golden, 10 minutes. Let cool, then crumble together with the freeze-dried strawberries.
• Finely crush 1 tablespoon of the strawberry-crumb mixture; combine with 1 tablespoon frosting to make it pink. Cover the whole cake with the remaining white frosting. Press the strawberry-crumb mixture into the frosting, without covering the bite or the opposite short side.
• Spread the pink frosting inside the bite. Add a line of crumb mixture at the bottom of the bite. Freeze until firm, at least 15 minutes. Insert a wooden spatula handle or large craft stick into the cake before serving.

Steps:

• Mix strawberries with 3 tablespoons sugar and refrigerate while juices develop, at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. Add heavy cream and mix until just combined. Place mixture in an ungreased 8-inch square pan and bake until golden, 18 to 20 minutes.
• Remove shortcake from pan and place on a rack to cool slightly. Cut into 6 pieces and split each piece in half horizontally.
• Spoon some of the strawberries with their juice onto each shortcake bottom. Top with a generous dollop of whipped cream and then the shortcake top. Spoon more strawberries over the top and serve.
• Using a mixer, beat the heavy cream, sugar, vanilla, and lemon zest until soft peaks form, about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.

Steps:

• Line a 9x9-in. baking pan with parchment. Preheat oven to 350°. Finely crush 24 cookies. In a small bowl, mix cookie crumbs and butter. Press onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake until firm, 25-30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., Spread vanilla ice cream onto crust; freeze, covered, until firm. Spread with strawberry ice cream and then whipped topping; freeze, covered, until firm. , Coarsely crush remaining cookies. Combine cookie crumbs and freeze-dried strawberries; sprinkle over whipped topping. Freeze, covered, until firm, 8 hours or overnight. Remove cake from freezer. Lifting with parchment, remove from pan. Gently peel off parchment. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting. If desired, garnish with fresh strawberries.

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream sugar and shortening. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Combine dry ingredients and add alternately with milk to the creamed mixture. Spread in a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes. Cool on wire rack. , Cut into nine servings. Split each serving horizontally and fill with whipped cream and strawberries. Replace top of cake; garnish with a dollop of whipped cream and more berries. Serve immediately.