Strawberry Jam Cake

Strawberry Jam Cake

Miz Helen's Kitchen

Ingredients

1 (15.25 ounce) Strawberry cake mix

Plus ingredients for the cake mix

2 cups strawberry jam or preserves

1 pint fresh strawberries

Directions For The Cake

Prepare the cake according to package directions and let completely cool before beginning assembly.

Place the bottom layer on the serving plate

Spread the strawberry jam or preserves on top of the layer.

Place the 2 layer of the cake on top of the jam or preserves.

Frost the cake with the buttercream frosting.

Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 (pound) confectioners sugar, sifted

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 tablespoon half & half

Color Tint If Desired

Directions For The Frosting

In a mixing bowl, beat the butter until fluffy.

Add the confectioners sugar a little at a time.

Add the vanilla and half and half until desired consistency is reached.

Add more sugar or half and half if you need to.

Add the tint color at this time if you are tinting the frosting.

After the cake is frosted use the fresh strawberries to decorate the top of the cake.

Enjoy!