Best Ever Strawberry Pudding Cake Food

STRAWBERRY PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Tear cake into small pieces and cover bottoms of 5 dessert dishes.
• Mix pudding according to directions on box; pour over cake.
• Spread fresh strawberries over pudding mixture.
• Top with Cool Whip.
• Refrigerate if not served immediately.

STRAWBERRY PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Stir cake mix and pudding mix together in a large bowl to remove any large lumps. Stir in water, eggs, and oil, then stir in strawberries. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool, about 30 minutes.
• Combine powdered sugar, butter, and strawberry extract for icing in a bowl. Mix in just enough milk to make a spreadable paste.
• Pour icing over the cooled cake.

COTTAGE PUDDING (CAKE FOR STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square cake pan. Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl; set aside.
• Beat the shortening and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until smooth. Pour in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing until just incorporated. Pour the batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.