Life has been good.
We are adjusting to many changes…like having grandma’s and grandpa’s and cousins and dear friends over to visit the new baby.
Eddie is wonderful by the way. Much loved and adored!
But there is only one new baby, and with lots of people visiting it is always good to have something for the rest of the folks to do.
Like…. eat. I like stuffing my guests with as much food as possible. Forces them to not look at the layers of dust on my cupboards or the crayon scribbles masterpieces on my once white walls.
Hence, I decided to make a quick and easy dessert for everyone to enjoy. And since we happened to have about five pounds of strawberries on hand, a strawberry shortcake seemed like the perfect choice.
With a twist of course!
(This frosting technique is so easy to do… tutorial here!
Now… although I had the desire to bake for everyone, I just did not have the energy. (still recovering from surgery) So this is definitely the semi homemade version.
Ingredients:
Box white cake.
Box red velvet cake.
Whipped cream from the grocery store.
Fresh strawberries.
I still had to chop strawberries. That counts as slaving away in the kitchen right???
As much as I love the look of whole, ripe, plump juicy strawberries on a shortcake, I just have found it easier to cut them up.
Its easier to assemble and easier to cut into and easier to eat.
Did I mention I was going with an easy concept on this dessert???
I made a four layer cake. Two layers of red velvet and two layers of white cake. I started with the red velvet, added a fluffy layer of whipped cream, then a bunch of diced strawberries.
Repeat. Except with the white cake. Then the red velvet. Then the white. Then accidentally shove a huge spoonful of whipped cream in your mouth and call it a day.
As you can tell by the first picture, I just wasn’t satisfied with this, so I added whipped cream to the outside too.
Then I cut into it.
And tried to take a picture. Except people kept making these irrational demands and actually requesting to eat a piece.
So this is all I have left.
Or should I say, had left.
Gotta tell ya, this is one delicious cake. I loved the dense rich and chocolaty taste of the red velvet paired with the light whipped cream, the airy white cake, and fresh berries.
I loved the ease of decorating a cake with whipped cream.
I loved everything about it.
I have made it three times in the last week. And I can imagine I will be making it lots more this summer!
How pretty! So amazed that you’re willing to feed guests on top of yourself and your kids! I don’t even remember eating the first month after I had my children! Can’t wait for the tutorial for that frosting technique!
Wow! Nice and HIGH cake! REALLY YUMMY looking
Amanda, you are DANGEROUS first thing in the morning. I *just* got back from the gym, and now all I can think about is red velvet strawberry shortcake. What are you doing, woman?! It’s simply gorgeous, that cake.
Amanda, you are DANGEROUS first thing in the morning. I *just* got back from the gym, and now all I can think about is red velvet strawberry shortcake. What are you doing, woman?! It’s simply gorgeous, that cake.
How perfect for spring!! Amanda, you are a wonder.
Loving that frosting technique- I’ll be back for that tutorial!
This is absolutely beautiful, Amanda!
This looks gorgeous!! I can’t wait to make this. All my boys love Red Velvet, Vanilla, whipped cream, and strawberries. You’ve just made their summer!!
You are amazing to create this layer cake for those sweet guests. Looks like enough time was spent on it without having to measure out all the ingredients too! Have fun with that little baby
xxoo
This is so pretty!
That looks beautiful and so delicious! I am going to make this today!!
Agreed! Beautiful, and something I can do! This looks like u spent hours shaving away regardless! Now, if I can just get some strawberries!
You’ve made this 3 times in the past week?!?!?! This is the prettiest and most delicious strawberry cake I’ve ever seen. It’s gorgeous!!
I’m a big fan of semi-homemade! (Don’t tell, but I use boxed cake mix as well. GASP!) And this looks awesome. Also? T-totally shocked that you’re up and baking after having a kid. I would be running around crazed making Brad eat cereal all day. Kudos.
That looks really good, and I don’t even like strawberries! LOL
That cake looks amazingly delicious! Yum. Looking forward to seeing your frosting technique. It’s sooo pretty.
Heavenly! Can’t wait for the frosting tutorial
Strawberry Shortcake is one of my favorite desserts!! we had strawberry shortcake yesterday evening for my cousins bridal shower and ooo it was soo good! I can’t wait to try yours!
Amazing!
I live the presentation….
Strawberry shortcake is one of my all time favorite desserts. So…I’m going to assume you made this for me. Yes? No? Oh. Well…this is awkward, isn’t it.
Can’t wait to learn that frosting technique..it looks so cool!!
OMG! Gorgeous. Gorgeous. Gorgeous cake! I love the way you styled it. I will totally come over and wipe down the dust for a bite
you are super woman…new baby and YOU are cooking abd baking for them! Hmmm…shouldn’t it be the other way around?
That cake looks yummy!
That looks fantastic! And since i don’t care for red velvet…I’m going to substitute a chocolate layer in there! Woot! Hope you’re feeling well and getting the rest you need, and that recovery is going ok too. Both my babies were born by the big C, and the recovery on the second one was dreadful.
Oh. My. Goodness. I’ve been trying to decide what kind of dessert I wanted for my birthday. I had settled on strawberry shortcake, but my favorite is red velvet. Thanks to you, I don’t have to choose anymore! I can have both!
Heading to the store today!! I am definitely going to make this!! It looks so delicious!!
Beautiful!!! can’t wait to make once myself!!!
To make this once in a week is great, to make it three times…fantastic. Hope all that company you are feeding this too is allowing you to rest up a lot between baking
I can’t wait to see this layer tecnique!!!
..just love it!
Thank you
Etta
That is absolutely stunning, Amanda! Stunning indeed!
So glad you are all enjoying new baby bliss and the wonderful treats!
Oh wow! This looks fabulous and so simple to make! Glad to hear that you and Eddie are doing well
Yea for Amanda! So glad you are feeling good enough to get back to baking. What a joy for you to have such loving family and friends.
This is absolutely gorgeous, Amanda! I love the frosting technique. So sleek.
Amanda, you are DANGEROUS first thing in the morning. I *just* got back from the gym, and now all I can think about is red velvet strawberry shortcake. What are you doing, woman?! It’s simply gorgeous, that cake.
WOW Amanda!! this is definitely going on my MUST MAKE list!! love the idea of red velvet with strawberries!!
no words to describe this cake!!…
You certainly are “every woman”! I will totally be making this cake! (But probably not any time soon after giving birth.)
That is the *perfect* spring cake! Looks divine and I love the combo of red velvet & white cake! Brilliant!
Gorgeous as usual – I love your super tall cakes! Can’t wait for the tutorial:)
so pretty! And summery
You are seriously amazing. I love this cake. I’m going to give it a try this summer for sure.
What an absolutely gorgeous cake!
So glad I saw someone tweet a link to this recipe because your cake is gorgeous and looks amazingly delicious!
Wow! LOVE this Amanda! Are you sure you really had a baby 2 weeks ago? You’ve got to be kidding me here! Will surely try my hands at your recipe. Thanks for sharing!
What a beautiful cake, it looks to be more then delicious, I loved it, great job.
xoxo
Sounds perfectly summery and easy to boot! I’ll have to put this on my dessert list for Memorial Day!
This is one of the prettiest cakes, ever! just gorgeous
So beautiful… congrats on the newest addition!
First, I have to say congrats on being the TK featured member this week. I’m so glad I stopped by your blog, because this cake looks incredible. I’ve requested strawberry shortcake from my husband for my past 2 birthdays, and let’s just say it hasn’t looked quite like yours. =) Maybe I’ll stealthily print off your recipe and put it on his side of the bed or something, heh heh. Your pictures are beautiful, and are making me crave a spoonful of whipped cream right now!
i love you. enough said?
I will try this for Easter. Looks yummy.
This looks delcious!!! I need this esp after a day like today.
This is so gorgeous! I couldn’t decide which picture to pin!
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Wow …what an amazing cake! You have such a gift for baking!!
Can’ t wait to see your tutorial on the frosting! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us all!!
And she’s back in full force! You never cease to amaze me. Seriously stunning.
Looks amazing like all of your other things…hope you are adjusting to life with 4. I think after 2 you can handle anything.
Oh my gosh…YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a quick question- when you say store bought whipped cream- do you mean Cool whip style topping?? Thanks! I can’t wait to make this!!
Ge-Org-Geous and drool-i-li-cious
I have had strawberries on the brain this last week as well. I stuck with my usual shortcake and trifles but I will have to add this to my strawberry to do list. It looks high power yummy.
Yup, totally healthy. I am inspired by your productivity in the kitchen. I made two key-lime pies Sunday…and may or may not have eaten key-lime pie for every meal on Monday. Like I told my husband…If you didn’t see it…you can’t prove it. Now, I’m kinda sick of key-lime…this cake looks like a suitable alternative. *grin* Congrats on baby Eddie!! Right now I’m working on fighting my desire to try and make raspberry tarts…but, I did make baklava recently. Gosh…no WONDER I haven’t lost a pound recently. Huh.
You were featured over at Today’s Top 20 — Hooray!
Amanda
http://www.todaystoptwenty.blogspot.com
Oh my goodness this is gorgeous! Please share how you make that icing look so amazing! Thanks
So you are making us new moms look bad…. I had #5 on April 1 and I have only turned on the oven once for cauliflower. I’m glad my family doesn’t know about the amazing things you are making right after giving birth. They might expect more from me. Actually I think they should start making this stuff for me.
This is the most beautiful cake I have ever seen. in. my. life.
Bravo, and hat’s off!
All the best,
Ashley
Amazingly Beautiful!
Do you use cool whip or whipped cream? I prefer whip cream, but I imagine it wouldn’t last long on a cake – you would have to serve it immediately.
Hi. I’m in love with your blog. Just thought you should know. It makes me want to go into the kitchen and frost something.
cake looks colourful delicious
This is gorgeous!! You must be superwoman to be making stuff this amazing look right after giving birth! Congratulations!
This is incredibly gorgeous. What an awesome idea! I cannot wait to try this with our local berries! YUM!!
mmmm I’m loving everything about this cake too and I haven’t even had a bite…but soon!
Amanda, how do u come up with all these great ideas???That looks so easy and sooo yummy!!!Luv it….
I can’t bake well, but I am definitely trying this!
gorgeous cake!!! she just had a baby..how can she do it??:)
eddie, eh? so…does that mean you’re solidly on team cullen?
this is a really clever cake, amanda, and tasty to boot. you’re a star, and that’s final.
Good Morning. A friend showed me this site, since she knows I Love anything to do with baking!!! I work in accounting and HATE it! But, I LOVE LOVE LOVE to bake!!! Would LOVE LOVE LOVE to open my own business!!! When I have a bad day in work, I would come home and bake happiness into my family’s life!!
oooooooo- I am SO going to make this for Easter! THANKS
a little late to the party but…congratulations on the birth of your child! wishing you & your family the very best of times, laughter & joy!
this cake is just beautiful & i look forward to the tutorial!!
It looks so pretty! GREAT job.
I happen to have strawberries and whipped cream at home right now! I just need to pick up some cake mixes and then I can try this soon!
Oh this is beautiful!! LOVE! I`d love to be one of your guests
Congratulations on the arrival of your new baby!
That is gorgeous!! And I can practically taste it. No way am I ever going to be able to frost it that way, tutorial or not.
Oh my goodness… My hubby’s two favorite cakes are strawberry cake and red velvet cake. I’m not sure he can even comprehend how much he would LOVE this. Might have to surprise him with a cake
Love this cake!! My daughter Adelyn just turned one and I made your beautiful Rose Cake and your Rose cupcake toppers!! I think they turned out great! I’d love for you to stop by my blog and check them out. http://www.jaredjenandandon.blogspot.com I came across your Rose cake about 2 months ago when researching and trying to figure out what to make for her party. And a week or so before her party I saw it on the Pioneer Woman’s website!!
) So fun! Thank you so much for posting tutorials and making it so easy for us to make beautiful things. I would have never thought of it!!!
please…can i get this on my birthday! please!! :p
Hi there! I think this treat is darling and was hoping that you might add it to my Easter and Spring Linking Party to share with my readers. If you are interested, you can go here http://bakedbyjoanna.blogspot.com/2011/04/easter-linking-party.html to enter. Thanks!
Beautiful and it does look easy! Beautiful, easy and yummy — Yay!!
This is beautiful and a must make for me being the Southern girl I am.
That looks amazing. I must try it out, and eat it!
This looks so good, thanks for sharing and wow, I am so impressed with you for the effort and thoughtfulness.
I’m so in love with this cake! Can you please, pretty please, post that frosting tutorial soon? This cake needs to be on our Easter table.
What a beautiful cake and UGH!!!! I can’t make it tomorrow because Passover begins for me and my family. But after the 25th I will be able to and even though it will be one day after my husbands official birthday – We will be having this cake!!! I will try to wait for the tutorial too!!
Can’t wait to see the frosting technique!
I have been reading your blog for a while now Amanda. I finally decided to leave some comments because I wanted to congratulate you with your baby boy Eddie! Congratulations!! Thank you for keeping up with the blog and sharing all your creative ideas—this cake is the first time I am making the next time I pick up my butter!
This looks amazing!
What is the frosting technique called?
Absolutely gorgeous! What a beautiful flavor combination, too.
I love it! I have a quick question for you regarding the styling…is that red a wall you have in your house? or is it a painted substrate? I am in an area where there are no food stylers so I am trying to learn to do as much as possible on my own.
Thank you!
Tracy
I get all worn out thinking of all the cakes you make. I’m cake ADD. Seriously. So I just plan to oogle all of your hard work. And smile the whole time I’m looking at it. *sigh*
This looks sooooo amazing, Amanda!! The icing ‘polishing-off’ idea is really great. Thank you for all your sharing – and inspiring
Hi, do Im confused. Do you put put icing first & then whip cream?
I come onto your site almost everyday looking for new posts but I’ve never commented! I love all of your deserts! They all look so toothsome! Haha Keep up the great work!!
Made it for my mum as a birthday cake and everyone loved it! Thanks for sharing! I had to bought a whole box of strawberries and made it only three-layered but it was huge!
That is simply beautiful! And now it makes me want some, of course. If you want easier, my mom uses her egg slicer to slice strawberries.
My goodness woman – this is beautiful!
No wonder everyone wanted a piece! This looks incredible! And you can totally be forgiven for using shortcuts, sometimes we all need them;)
xD
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looking back at the pictures i see i put waaaay too many strawberries on my layers (the bottom two layers began to split/break under the weight.
trial one went well – not beautiful but still delicious
i made my own whipped cream::
1c heavy cream
1-2 tablespoons confect. sugar
splash of vanilla
beat on high until fluffy (i used an electric mixer)
*tip:: whip in a cold metal bowl and with cold beaters
i just left mine in the freezer while i cut the berries
i will post up some pictures when i cut into it
Thanks so much for this Amanda! I’m going to try it out as cupcakes…yum yum!!
This was my wedding cake!!
I am so happy to find a recipe for it!
I just made this cake with all my favorite cake recipes, it was AMAZING!! I posted it on my blog, http://www.piecelovecooking.com. Thanks for the inspiration
Can i make this cake using Angle food cake ?
I am sooooo making this tonight!! My hubby and grandson will think they are in heaven!!
What an awesome blog you have!! 
I just found your site from MyBakingAddiction. Oh my this is a GORGEOUS cake! I am SO following you!
Thank you so much for sharing !!! I can’t wait to try this …….
I love the way you frosted it. It looks like a fluffy down pillow cinched with string.
I absoulutely loved this, im planning on making this for some family so I wanted to know if you had to keep this in the fridge or can you keep it out?
Wow…I was directed to this page from Sweetapolita’s page and wow…this looks divine! This is the perfect light cake for a spring/summer day. Thank you so much for sharing!!
I made this over Mother’s Day weekend for both my mom and grandma’s birthdays. It was so easy to throw together and definitely wowed the crowd. Not only that, it was so delicious! Lucky for me there was leftovers so I’ve been eating this glorious cake for a few days! The only thing I did differently was make my own whipped cream (1 quart of whipping cream made enough to cover the cake well). Now I’m dreaming of all the variations I could do using other cake flavors and toppings!
Just wondering if this cake could hold a few cake toppers? I am hoping to use this idea for my sons third birthday cake and make some Gruffalo figurines to go on top.
It sure could!
Hope your son has a wonderful third birthday!
This cake looks wonderful, beautiful! This firt picture is stunning beacause I did not think about whipped cream on the outside, looks like perfectly white fondant!!!
I made this cake and it was lovely and tasted wonderful…but I had come challenges with the height. Cutting it was challenging and after it was cut and we were all happily eati g away…it fell over and crashed to the floor! Next time I may use only one of each type of cake, slicing each into two layers, but then you lose the impact of the tall cake. How did you support the weight?
You can always chill it before serving… that helps a lot with stability!
Did you use something like a cool whip or like te canister stuff for sundaes? I tried to make whipped cream with heavy whipping cream and sugar with an electric whisk but it turned out so bumpy instead of smooth and also the cake showed through when I used the comb. Do you have any advice?
Gotta love easy
Have no energy to start from scratch at my age, but still like to make treats for family
Going to try the above cake next
I’m so glad life is good for you.
You seem happier here and from your posts on FB.
I am off carbs; yes me off carbs.
I have to lose weight, this winter and all of it’s wonderful blizzards made me eat myself into
a fat frenzy.
Gorgeous cake!
Yum dili! That looks too pretty to eat!
Did you cut the cakes in half? Thank you!