Layered Strawberry Cake

SERVES: 12

COOK TIME: 20 Min

If you're looking for an easy cake recipe that would work well as a showstopping centerpiece, you've found it! Our Layered Strawberry Cake is a cinch to whip up and it's pretty enough to earn lots of "oohs" and "aahs."

What You'll Need

1 (15-1/4-ounce) package butter recipe golden cake mix
2/3 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 eggs
1/2 cup strawberry preserves, divided
2 cups whipping cream
3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
2 quarts fresh strawberries, sliced, plus extra for garnish (optional)

What to Do

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) round cake pans.
In a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed, beat cake mix, buttermilk, butter, and eggs until cake mix is moistened. Beat at medium speed 4 minutes. Pour batter into prepared cake pans.
Bake 18 to 20 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans. Brush top of each layer with 2 tablespoons preserves. Cool completely on wire racks.
In a medium bowl with an electric mixer on high speed, beat remaining preserves with whipping cream and confectioners' sugar until stiff peaks form.
Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate. Arrange half the strawberries over layer; top with half of whipped cream mixture. Repeat procedure with remaining layer, strawberries, and whipped cream mixture. Garnish with extra strawberries, if desired.