ROSALYNN CARTER'S STRAWBERRY CAKE

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Rosalynn Carter's easy-to-make, one-bowl strawberry cake might not be how we'd make a strawberry cake...but it was simple, fun, and colorful.

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ROSALYNN CARTER'S STRAWBERRY CAKEPUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 19, 2013 BY: JOSH AND BRENT POSTED IN: DESSERT/ FOOD & WINE / VEGETARIAN
In continuing celebration of our self-declared First Ladies Day, we baked this strawberry cake attributed to former First Lady Rosalynn Carter with our visiting friends, Matt and Renato from Baked NYC.
Now, we could take the high-falootin' road and make fun of this cake because it's made from a box mix and strawberry jello. But even though we were kids when Rosalynn Carter moved into the White House, we remember those times well. It wasn't th
If anyone has seen this pin, Josh would like it back.
So if a box cake plus jello could make life a little bit easier and a little more colorful for 1970?s homemakers, then huzzah for Rosalynn and her pretty pink mood-lifter. And, as it turns out...the cake tastes pretty good too. If you've got a ra
SUMMARY
Rosalynn Carter's easy-to-make, one-bowl strawberry cake might not be how we'd make a strawberry cake...but it was simple, fun, and colorful.
Prep time: 20 Min
Cook time: 1 Hour
Total time: 1 Hour 20 Min
Yield: 12 slices
NUTRITION:
Serving size: 1 slice
Calories: approx 210
INGREDIENTS:
1 (18.25 ounce) box yellow or white cake mix (We used yellow. White probably would have resulted in a nicer color.)
1 small box strawberry gelatin
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup chopped walnuts (Optional. We did not use.)
4 eggs
2 tablespoons flour
1 (10 ounce) package frozen sliced strawberries, thawed,
or 1 pint fresh berries sprinkled with 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 pint heavy cream, whipped
Confectioners sugar for dusting finished cake

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350F. Butter a 10″ Angel Food Preheat oven to 350F. Butter a 10″ Angel Food Cake or Bundt pan.
In bowl of stand mixer, combine cake mix, gelatin, oil, nuts, eggs, flour and strawberries. Beat on medium speed until blended. Pour batter into pan and bake for 50 minutes - one hour, or until tester comes out clean.
Cool for 15 minutes, invert onto rack.
Dust with confectioners sugar, and top with lightly sweetened whipped cream.Cake or Bundt pan.