be merry cake

be merry cake

{strawberry butter cake}



Ingredients

1. Duncan Hines butter recipe cake mix (don't forget the ingredients on the box to make the cake)
2. Large pack of strawberries
3. Cool Whip - 1 large tub
4. Sugar

Method

• Make cake as directed
• Divide into two round 9 inch pans and bake as directed
• Flip one cake upside down on the dish that you will be serving it on
• Cut strawberries into thin slices (leave 4 of the prettiest strawberries out to use for the top of the cake)
• Place strawberries in a bowl and sprinkle slices with lots of sugar and mix well
• Place sugar strawberries slices in refrigerator while you start to layer the cool whip on top of the first cake
• Place a layer of strawberries on top of the cool whip for filling (avoid placing strawberry slices on very edge, so that the juice will not seep down the sides)
• Next, layer more cool whip over the strawberry filling
• Add the second cake on top of filling
• Cool whip the top and sides of the entire cake with a thick layer
• Finally place the 4 remaining whole strawberries (or other decorative topping) on top in any design you like!

{original recipe from Desiree @ Chic Coastal Living - i modified it to one cake mix & one large tub of cool whip}

I've shared this recipe before, but this time I changed it up a bit for Christmas by adding red M&Ms to make a cheerful polka dot cake.  You can check it out with the strawberries on top here.

Merry Thursday