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Rosalynn Carter's Strawberry Cake
"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
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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.
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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
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If anyone has seen this pin, Josh would like it back.
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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
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SUMMARY
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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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Prep time: 20 Min
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Cook time: 1 Hour
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Total time: 1 Hour 20 Min
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Yield: 12 slices
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NUTRITION:
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Serving size: 1 slice
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Calories: approx 210
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INGREDIENTS:
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1 (18.25 ounce) box yellow or white cake mix (We used yellow. White probably would have resulted in a nicer color.)
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1 small box strawberry gelatin
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3/4 cup vegetable oil
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1 cup chopped walnuts (Optional. We did not use.)
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4 eggs
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2 tablespoons flour
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1 (10 ounce) package frozen sliced strawberries, thawed,
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or 1 pint fresh berries sprinkled with 1/2 cup sugar
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1/2 pint heavy cream, whipped
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Confectioners sugar for dusting finished cake
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