I had a busy day yesterday baking here’s what I have finished so far:
Sugar Cookies
Ginger Snap Cookies
Mile High Strawberry Pie
Macadamia Nut Cookies
Strawberry Swirl Cake
When I bake cakes in the round pans I like to use wax paper to keep the bottom from sticking. I trace the pan on the wax paper with a pen, cut it out, then place the paper inside the pan. Spray with oil/butter then dust with flour. This keeps the bottom of the cake nice and soft and keeps it from sticking.
Prepare cake batter as directed on box. Pour half of the batter into medium bowl. Add dry gelatin mix; stir until well blended. Spoon half of the white batter and half of the pink batter, side-by-side, into each prepared pan. Swirl batters together using a teaspoon. Bake on 350 degrees for 30 min. Cool 30 min. in pans. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
Frosting
Mix sour cream and powdered sugar in medium bowl until well blended. Gently stir in whipped topping. Place one of the cake layers on serving plate; spread top with 1 cup of the whipped topping mixture. Top with 1 cup of the strawberries and remaining cake layer. Spread top and side of cake with remaining whipped topping mixture. Top with remaining 1/2 cup strawberries just before serving. Store cake in refrigerator.
Well I have one more pie to make, 2 batches cookies to finish and two cakes to frost and I’ll be done. The end is in sight!
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Good work! That is a lot of baking. I am impressed!
I'm very interested in trying that Strawberry Pie sometime; it looks so nice & easy, and I like that it can be frozen for so long.
Could you tell me how many grams (or ounces; I can do the math) of frozen strawberries are in that package?
Nina,
A small bag of strawberries around 10 ounces. I have put more in before and it was fine too. By the way I have had mine in the freezer for about 6 weeks once and it was still good. Just be sure to wrap it well so it doesn't pick up any odors.
We love this pie! It is simple and delicious. My husband is not much of a dessert person but he LOVES this pie. I'm actually making it for Valentines Day! Good luck!
Thanks so much for the info & helpful tips!
Where I live, there's a supermarket that sells 17.5 oz. packages of frozen strawberries for a quarter of the price we would have to pay for an 8 oz. carton of fresh strawberries, but I didn't know any good dessert recipes that frozen strawberries could be used in. Now I have one, thanks to you!
Just a couple more questions:
Is it possible to cut this pie into slices & just have one at a time, while keeping the rest frozen (maybe individually wrapped & in an airtight freezer bag), or should the whole thing be eaten once unwrapped?
And, do you think it would hurt the texture of the pie to cut the sugar & lemon juice in half?
Nina,
Yes, this pie can easily be cut one piece at a time. Again, just be sure and wrap it well. You could cut and individually wrap too-once it's been in the freezer for a few hours. This does thaw quickly so don't let it sit too long-it will ruin the texture.
I would think you should be able to cut at least 1/4 cup sugar, but not sure what cutting it in half would do to egg whites. I don't think the lemon juice would matter too much, it's mostly for taste.
Good luck-I'd love to know how this turns out for you. Hope you like this recipe as much as I do!