Strawberry Surprise Cake

  • Prep 2 hr 0 min
  • Total 3 hr 30 min
  • Servings 12

Ingredients

  • 2 boxes (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Pound Cake Mix
  • Butter, eggs, and water (or milk) needed for cake mix
  • 2 tubs (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting
  • 1 tub (8 oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • 1 1/2 lb strawberries, wiped clean with a damp paper towel
  • 36 oz red fondant
  • 4 oz green fondant
  • Black food coloring marker

Steps

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • 2
    Spray four heart-shaped pans with non-stick cooking spray and line with parchment paper.
  • 3
    Make cake mixes according to package instructions. Divide batter equally among four heart shaped pans (each cake mix will make two layers of the cake for a total of four layers.)
  • 4
    Bake cakes for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • 5
    Allow cakes to cool completely, then remove from pan and level them by cutting off any parts that puffed up past the edges.
  • 6
    Set one cake on a heart-shaped piece of cardboard. Cut 6-inch hearts out of two of the other cake layers.
  • 7
    Whisk frosting and whipped topping together. Spread or pipe frosting around the edge of the bottom layer.
  • 8
    Stack the one cut out layer on top, then pipe on more frosting and add the second cut out cake layer.
  • 9
    Fill the heart-shaped hole with strawberries, and spread frosting around the top edge of the cake. Place the final cake layer on top.
  • 10
    Carve cake into a more rounded-looking strawberry shape, if desired. This step is optional, but it really gives the cake a natural strawberry shape. It's pretty easy to do. Just carve the top edge curving downward and the bottom edge curving upward.
  • 11
    Cover the cake with the remaining frosting, smoothing it out well. If you aren't using fondant, be sure to tint the frosting red before doing this step.
  • 12
    If you are covering your cake in fondant, smooth fondant will look nice, but if you add indentations to it, your strawberry will have a more natural appearance. You can purchase fondant rollers with a dot pattern at craft stores and they are simple to use. Just roll out your fondant and then gently roll the pattern over the fondant.
  • 13
    Cut leaves out of green fondant and attach to the fondant covered cake using a very small amount of water. If you want, you can even curl your leaves up a bit to give them a more natural look.
  • 14
    Draw on seeds using a black food coloring marker.
  • 15
    Serve cake the day it is made.

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