Description
A playful and refined dessert featuring a light sponge cake filled with glossy strawberry syrup and topped with whipped cream and fresh berries.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box white or vanilla cake mix (plus ingredients called for on box: eggs, oil, water)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 (3 oz) package strawberry gelatin (or raspberry for variation)
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 cups heavy cream, chilled
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
- 1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
- Optional: chocolate shavings, crushed pistachios, or red sprinkles for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to the temperature indicated on the cake mix box. Prepare a 9×13-inch pan with butter and a light dusting of flour or line with parchment.
- Mix the cake batter per package directions, adding 1 teaspoon vanilla; batter should be smooth and pale.
- Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs and the top is lightly golden.
- Dissolve the gelatin in 1 cup boiling water. Stir until completely clear, then add the can of sweetened condensed milk.
- Once the cake is out of the oven and still warm, create holes across the surface with a wooden spoon handle or skewer.
- Slowly pour the gelatin–condensed milk mixture over the warm cake, ensuring each hole fills, and refrigerate at least 3 hours or overnight to set.
- Before serving, whip the chilled heavy cream with powdered sugar and vanilla to soft peaks.
- Spread the whipped cream over the set cake and decorate with sliced strawberries or desired garnishes.
Notes
For best results, use room temperature ingredients and chill mixing equipment for optimal cream whipping.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 45mg