Strawberry Refrigerator Cake

This is a favorite (and easy to make). It can also be made as a reduced sugar dessert for diabetics--just substitute sugar-free jello, and buy unsweetened strawberries and sweeten to taste with Splenda or NutriSweet.

You will need:

(2) commercial (not made from package mix) angel food cakes.
(2) packages strawberry jello
(2) 10 oz packages frozen strawberries
(1) 8 oz tub Cool Whip (or one package Dream Whip, prepared as directed)
(1) tbls cornstarch
(1) tlbs butter

Directions:

Dissolve 2 packages of strawberry jello in one cup of boiling water. Drain 1 cup of juice for the strawberries and reserve. Add berries and remaining juice to jello mixture. Refrigerate jello mixture until it begins to thicken. Break cakes into walnut-size chunks and fold cake pieces and Cool Whip into jello mixture. Place in large, well-buttered angel food cake pan. Refrigerate until set.

Unmold cake onto large platter. Mix 1 tbls cornstarch with 1 cup of strawberry juice. Cook until mixture boils and thickens. Add butter. When cool, pour over unmolded cake.

posted by Barb

Mark's note: This is my daughter's absolute favorite cake. She ALWAYS requests it for her birthday. It is one of the few things we agree on, it's my favorite too!