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STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE CAKE (+Video)

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Strawberry Shortcake Cake is a vanilla cake, topped with a sweet creamy frosting and finished off with a delicious fresh strawberry glaze!

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE CAKE

Strawberry season is here! Who else gets excited to go strawberry picking?! This recipe for Strawberry Shortcake Cake is one of my most-requested recipe from family and friends. It’s a super fun take on the SOUTHERN STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE recipe.
close up, slice of white cake with sweetened cream cheese and fresh strawberries with glaze

VIDEO INCLUDED BELOW:

WHITE CAKE, CREAM FILLING, FRESH STRAWBERRIES

We start with a white cake (from a cake mix) as our base. Then top that with sweetened cream cheese. Finally, we add fresh strawberries to a pre-made strawberry glaze and spread it on top. This cake is not only beautiful but it tastes amazing. Just make sure to have the recipe on hand – everyone will want it!Strawberry Shortcake Cake recipe from The Country Cook

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
white (or yellow) cake mix
egg whites, oil and water
cream cheese
powdered sugar
whipped topping (COOL WHIP)
strawberry glaze
fresh strawberriesboxed white cake mix, fresh strawberries, Cool Whip, cream cheese, powdered sugar, strawberry glaze
COOK’S NOTES: You can usually find it in the fruit section of your grocery store. Most grocers keep it right next to the strawberries. You can also make your own strawberry pie glaze if you have a favorite recipe for it.

HOW TO MAKE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE CAKE:

Make cake according to package directions for a 9×13 baking dish.
prepared boxed white cake mix

Allow the cake to cool. Then make the next layer. In a mixing bowl, combine softened cream cheese with powdered sugar until smooth.

softened cream cheese mixed with powdered sugar in an electric stand mixer
 Sir in thawed whipped topping. Mix until combined.Cool Whip (whipped topping) added to sweetened cream cheese mixture Smooth over cooled cake.sweetened cream cheese mixture spread onto cooled, baked white cake
 In a bowl combine the strawberry glaze with your strawberries.
sliced fresh strawberries mixed with store-bought strawberry glaze
 Spread this mixture on top of your cake.
fresh strawberries and glaze spread onto cakeIsn’t this just a pretty and bright cake? And it tastes so good too! Slice and serve. This cake needs to be kept refrigerated.
finished strawberry shortcake cake

Enjoy!

Originally published: March 2012
Updated & republished: May 2019

Strawberry Shortcake Cake

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE CAKE

Strawberry Shortcake Cake is a vanilla cake, topped with a sweet creamy frosting and finished off with a delicious fresh strawberry glaze!
4.95 from 36 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Easy Strawberry Shortcake Cake
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 414kcal
Author: Brandie @ The Country Cook

Ingredients

  • 1 box white cake mix
  • additional ingredients to make cake; eggs, oil and water
  • 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened to room temperature
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 (8 oz) container whipped topping (COOL WHIP), thawed
  • 1 (13.5 oz) container premade strawberry glaze
  • 3 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and cut into bite size pieces

Instructions

  • Prepare white cake according to package directions for a 9 x 13 baking dish.
  • Allow the cake to cool.
  • Then make the next layer. In a mixing bowl, combine softened cream cheese with powdered sugar until smooth.
  • Stir in thawed whipped topping and combine well.
  • Smooth over the cooled cake.
  • In a bowl combine the strawberry glaze with the sliced strawberries.
  • Spread this mixture on top of the cake.
  • Slice and serve.

Video

Notes

This cake needs to be kept refrigerated. You can usually find the strawberry glaze in the fruit section of your grocery store. Most grocers keep it right next to the strawberries. You can also make your own strawberry pie glaze if you have a favorite recipe for it.

Nutrition

Calories: 414kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 493mg | Potassium: 142mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 54g | Vitamin A: 350IU | Vitamin C: 21.2mg | Calcium: 126mg | Iron: 1.2mg
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About Brandie @ The Country Cook

I’m a regular home cook, like most of you, doing my best to get a good meal on the table for my family. I like to say the recipes on here are recipes for the busy cook (you know who you are). You can still get a good meal on the table, with a few shortcuts to help you along the way. I hope you’ll find lots of recipes here that you’ll love and hopefully will become family favorites. Read more...

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  1. Tabbitha Dixon says

    Hey brandie it’s me again I’ve commented on other recipes started off using your crockpot recipes now you have me baking when I say that I love love love you an your recipes I mean it thank you for sharing your AWESOME making this strawberry Shortcake cake right now cake is baking for my childs fathers birthday today I know hes gonna love it everything I’ve found an made weather its a dessert or a meal in the crockpot we love it cant wait until its done thank you again for being kind an considerate for sharing an uploading easy to follow recipes an taking the time to make small videos to show how to put it together for anyone who may need it keep up the great work an have a good weekend

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