Reviews, Recipes, and Random Slices of Life

Strawberry Poke Cake, original recipe from Cook's Country (duplicated here).

Notes: Do not try to use frozen whipped cream for the topping and microwave it to soften it. It works--sort of--but it's a pain in the neck. Do measure approximately how deep you want to have the pokes go and mark the toothpick you're using to get it right. My pokes did not go very far. Also, the cake wasn't perfectly flat and so some of the strawberry mixture went off the sides. Note also that the recipe calls for strawberries twice, so don't just go by the amount needed for the first part.

I liked this--it was more like a coffee cake in terms of sturdiness and buttery vanilla flavor, but the whipped cream and strawberries added a strawberry-shortcake kinda vibe. Though next time, I'll just make strawberry shortcake.