Anastasia's Six Layer Strawberry Cake
Cake:
1 box yellow cake mix
Prepare according to box directions. Bake in three pans. When cool, slice each cake in half to make 6 layers. (I sometimes just make it up in two pans, ending up with 4 layers instead of 6. It's a little easier to handle that way. The 6 layers do look quite impressive, though!)
Glaze:
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
3 Tbsp. corn starch
1 small pkg strawberry Jell-o
1 10 ounce pkg frozen, sweetened strawberries (the "brick-like" ones in your grocer's freezer)
Mix sugar, corn starch and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until thick like glue. Remove from heat and stir in Jell-o. Add frozen strawberries. Set aside until glaze is cool and strawberries are thawed in the glaze.
Icing:
1 8 ounce package cream cheese
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 small container of Cool Whip
Soften cream cheese. Stir in powdered sugar until smooth. Fold in Cool Whip until combined.
Place one cake layer on the cake plate, spread on some icing, then a good dollop of the
strawberry glaze. Alternate until you reach the top! The last bit of strawberry glaze should drip
beautifully down the sides of the cake stack.
Keep refrigerated. This actually slices up and serves beautifully when COLD. Don't let it sit out or it may begin to l-e-a-n. LOL
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