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Prep Time: 60 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 80 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Southern Living Ingredients:
1 (18 1/2 ounce) package butter recipe cake mix |
2/3 cup buttermilk |
1/2 cup butter, softened |
3 large eggs |
1/2 cup strawberry preserves, divided |
2 cups whipping cream |
3 tablespoons powdered sugar |
2 quarts fresh strawberries, sliced |
fresh strawberries, for garnish |
Directions:
1. In a bowl, beat the first 4 ingredients together at low speed using an electric mixer until cake mix is moistened.
2. Beat at medium speed 4 minutes.
3. Pour batter into 2 greased/floured 9-inch round cake pans.
4. Bake in a preheated 350° for 18-20 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.
5. Cool on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans.
6. Brush top of each cake layer with 2 tablespoons preserves; cool on wire racks.
7. Beat remaining preserves with cream and powdered sugar at high speed with electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
8. Place 1 cake layer on serving plate; arrange half of strawberries over layer; top with half of whipped cream mixture; place 2nd cake layer atop.
9. Repeat procedure with 2nd layer-arrange strawberries and top with whipped cream mixture.
10. Garnish with fresh berries, if desired.
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