Southern Style Homemade Strawberry Poke Cake
 
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A sweet homemade white cake topped with a strawberry sauce made with strawberry gelatin Jello and topped off wit
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 1 Cake
Ingredients
Buttermilk White Cake
  • 4 egg whites
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup shortening (butter will turn your cake more yellow)
  • 1-3/4 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1-1/2 cups buttermilk or milk + 1-1/4 tablespoon vinegar.
Strawberry Filling
  • 2 cups diced and chopped strawberries
  • 1 box strawberry gelatin Jello
  • ½ cup boiling water
  • 1 container Cool Whip
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease and lightly flour or spray with non-stick spray one 13x9x2 cake pan and set aside.
  2. Set eggs out at room temperature for 30 minutes before using.
  3. In a small bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir and set aside.
  4. In a large mixing bowl beat shortening on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla and beat until well combined.
  5. Add egg whites one at a time beating well after each addition.
  6. Alternating the flour mixture and buttermilk add into the wet mixture. Alternate the flour and buttermilk 3 times, beating on low after each addition just until combined.
  7. Do not over beat. Once it's well combined pour into cake pan.
  8. Bake 20-30 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  9. Remove from oven and let cool.
  10. While the cake is baking prepare the strawberry mixture.
  11. Pour ½ cup of water in a saucepan and boil.
  12. Chop and dice strawberries until you have 2 cups. Add in strawberry gelatin Jello and ½ cup boiling water.
  13. Pour strawberry mixture into sauce pan and bring to boil. Immediately remove from heat and let cool.
  14. Using the end of a wooden spoon poke holes in the cake.
  15. Pour strawberry mixture over cake and into holes. Use the back of a spoon to press strawberries into holes.
  16. Top with Cool Whip and garnish with sliced strawberries.
Recipe by Sew Licious Home Decor at http://sewlicioushomedecor.com/homemade-strawberry-poke-cake/