My butter cakes are pretty close to the same recipe as my rum cakes with the exception being I leave out the rum and add water in it's place. Both cakes taste pretty much the same I think because I do not add a lot of rum to my rum cake recipe. I did not want my cakes to taste of heavy alcohol flavor.
This Strawberry version has been my favorite so far with the Black Cherry being a close second. I made a Lemon Rum Cake for Easter and it was a big hit! I think I will be making it again for our next family gathering. Oh maybe even for Mother's Day :)
This cake is no exception when it comes to being moist. The butter glaze that I pour over the cake makes it super moist and not to mention I love the buttery taste too.
Last weekend Bill and I went hiking in KY for our 30th anniversary getaway. The above picture is Bill standing by Flat Lick Falls. He is the daredevil between the 2 of us. He sure can scare me with his adventures
Cumberland Falls
Eagle Falls
Dog Slaughter Falls
Bill behind Dog Slaughter Falls
Natural Bridge
Red River Gorge Fall
My first try at making a cake in my 6 inch bundt pan, I used 1/2 box cake mix however it overflowed all over the inside of my oven.... oh boy did that burning cake stink and filled the house with smoke.
This time I used 1/3 box cake mix and it was perfect! The easiest way I found to get 1/3 of the cake mix measured out was to use my digital kitchen scale and I weighed out 1/3 of the mix for my cake and put the remaining mixes in ziplock bags for next time. I also weighed out the pudding and jello.
Strawberry Butter Cake
1/3 box of White Cake Mix
1/3 small box strawberry jello
1/3 small box white chocolate pudding
2 eggs
2 tablespoons oil
1/4 cup water
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
Grease and flour 6 inch bundt pan. Combine all ingredients and mix together for 2 minutes. Pour into 6 inch bundt pan, bake for about 25-30 minutes.
Butter Glaze
3 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
Mix and boil 3-4 minutes. Pour butter glaze over the hot cake (while cake is still in the pan) Let cool about 20-30 minutes, remove cake from pan and place on serving dish.
Powder Sugar Glaze
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 to 1 tablespoons lime juice
Mix glaze ingredients together and pour powdered sugar glaze over top of the cake .
If desired can decorate the top of the cake with a strawberry flower. I slice my strawberries with an egg slicer and then arrange them around the top. In the very center I stacked a couple small reese cups up to hold up my center strawberry ;)
