Best Paula Deens Chocolate Stawberry Cake Recipes

WHITE CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH STRAWBERRY FILLING

Steps:

• For cake: Preheat oven to 350°F; grease and flour 3 (9-inch) cake pans.
• In a large bowl, beat butter at medium speed with electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy.
• Add egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
• In a small bowl, combine cake flour, baking powder, and salt; sift twice. Add flour mixture, alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in melted chocolate.
• Pour batter evenly into prepared pans; bake for 23 to 25 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans and allow to cool completely on wire racks.
• Spread 1/4 cup strawberry preserves between each cake layer.
• Spread White Chocolate Frosting on sides and top of cake. Break pirouette cookies in half and place (vertically, edges touching) around sides of cake, if desired. Top with white chocolate curls, if desired.
• For White Chocolate Frosting (Makes about 3 cups):.
• In a medium bowl, combine chocolate and cream. Microwave on high in 30-second intervals, stirring between each, until chocolate is melted and smooth (about 1 1/2 minutes total); let cool completely.
• In a large bowl, combine white chocolate mixture, butter, and vanilla. Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until fluffy.

PAULA DEEN'S STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Slice cake, using a serrated-edge knife, horizontally into three equal layers.
• Mix together cream cheese, condensed milk and whipped topping in a bowl; set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, stir together sugar, cornstarch and Jell-o, add water.
• Cook, stirring over medium heat until thick. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely, then fold in strawberries.
• Place one layer of cake in a large clear bowl. Top with a layer of glaze, followed by a layer of custard mixture.
• Repeat layering in this order for remaining cake, glaze, and custard.
• For a pretty presentation, top cake with three whole fresh strawberries and fresh mint leaves.

PAULA'S EASY CHOCOLATE-CHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 13x9x2" baking dish.
• Spread cherry pie filling over bottom of prepared baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with chocolate morsels and sugar. Spread dry cake mix over sugar, covering pie filling. Sprinkle evenly with chopped pecans. Place butter pats over cake mix, covering cake mix as evenly as possible. Bake 1 hour; let cool 30 minutes before serving. Serve with whipped cream if desired.

STRAWBERRY OOEY GOOEY BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Lightly grease a 13x9-inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, combine cake mix, butter, and 1 egg.
• Press mixture into bottom of prepared pan.
• In a separate large bowl, beat cream cheese and 3 eggs at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Gradually beat in confectioners¹ sugar until combined.
• Stir in strawberries.
• Spoon mixture over cake mixture; bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until center is set.
• Cool completely; cut into squares to serve.
• Garnish with sweetened whipped cream and strawberries, if desired.

PAULA DEEN'S STRAWBERRY POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2 (8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2") loaf pans.
• Using an electric mixer, beat butter at medium speed until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts.
• In a small bowl, combine flour and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating just until combined. Stir in sour cream and strawberries. Divide mixture evenly between prepared pans. Bake 55 to 60 minutes, or until a tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans on a wire rack 10 minutes. Spoon Sweet Pink Glaze over warm cake, let stand 1 hour; remove from pans and cool completely on a wire rack.
• Sweet Pink Glaze:.
• 1 c powdered sugar.
• 2 tbsps milk.
• 1 drop red food coloring.
• In a small bowl, combine all ingredients, stirring until smooth.