1. Home
  2. Food & Drink
  3. Southern Food

Strawberry Crunch Cake

By Diana Rattray, About.com

Strawberry cake is made from scratch, with frozen strawberries, sour cream, a pecan topping layer, and strawberry sauce.

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 2 (10 ounces each) packages frozen strawberries in syrup
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • .
  • Pecan Layer and Topping:
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • .
  • Sauce:
  • Reserved strawberry syrup
  • 4 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice

Preparation:

Drain thawed strawberries, reserving syrup; set aside.

In a mixing bowl cream butter and 1 1/4 cups sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs; beat well. Blend in sour cream. In another bowl stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture, blending well.

Spread half of the batter in a greased and floured 13x8x2-inch baking pan. Spoon drained strawberries over the batter.

Combine pecan layer ingredients in a small bowl; sprinkle half of the nut mixture over the layer of batter and strawberries. Spread remaining batter over all, then sprinkle with remaining nut mixture.

Bake at 350° for 30 to 35 minutes.

In a small saucepan, combine reserved strawberry syrup with 4 teaspoons cornstarch. Heat, stirring, until thickened and bubbly. Add 2 teaspoons lemon juice. Cool and serve over warm or cooled strawberry crunch cake. Serve with whipped cream or whipped topping, if desired.

Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Icing
Strawberry Bread

Strawberry Muffins
Strawberry Cake
Strawberry Cake Roll Recipe
Strawberry Shortcake Recipes

Strawberry Recipe Index
Strawberry Cake Recipes
Strawberry Pie Recipes
Strawberry Shortcakes

Slow Cooker Recipes | Casseroles | Main Recipe Index
Weekly Crockpot Recipe Newsletter

User Reviews Write Review

Explore Southern Food

More from About.com

  1. Home
  2. Food & Drink
  3. Southern Food
  4. Dessert and Cake Recipes
  5. Cake Recipes
  6. Berry Cakes
  7. Strawberry Cake Recipe - Recipe for Strawberry Crunch Cake with Sour Cream

©2008 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.