A fruity chilled Strawberry Poppyseed Cake made from a box with cream cheese whipped topping, and strawberry sauce!
How was your Easter?? Filled with hammy-potato-y-deviled eggy things I hope. We spent half of the day with my family and half with my in laws so a lot of food was eaten and I may or may not be suffering from a food hangover today.
But not so badly that I can resist talking about delicious strawberry poppyseed cakes.
A couple of weeks ago we had Sunday dinner over at my folks’ house. My mother made this strawberry poppyseed cake for dessert and everybody loved it. At least I assume they did – I didn’t exactly see their reactions because my face was buried in my own ginormous plate of the stuff and I was more than a little preoccupied with downing it as quickly as I could.
No but really. They did. And I did. Because it is SO yummy.
So yummy that I knew the instant I took the first bite that you would love this dessert as much as I do. I planned on making it for the blog right away. Last week I made it but spaced the poppy seeds (I know, embarrassing) and it was delicious but I just couldn’t share the recipe with you without the poppy seeds. They’re important!
So the cake you’re seeing in these pictures is round 3 of this cake within 2 weeks. I’m not sorry about that – it’s SO delicious and crazy crazy EASY. I already have the entire recipe memorized. Make it! You’re gonna love it.
Strawberry Poppyseed Cake
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix
- 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
- 8 ounces cream cheese - softened
- 8 ounces cool whip topping
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 box strawberry danish dessert - (found near the jello and pudding items)
- 1 ¾ cups cold water
- 2 pounds strawberries - hulled and sliced
Instructions
- Follow instructions on the cake mix box to prepare the cake in a 9×13 inch pan. Discard 1/2 cup of the prepared batter (you could use this to make 3-4 small cupcakes) and stir poppy seeds into the remaining batter. Bake according to box directions (take it out a few minutes early because there is slightly less batter). Allow cake to cool.
- Whisk together cold water and strawberry danish mix. In a medium sauce pan bring mixture to a boil. Boil, whisking constantly, for one minute. Remove from heat and stir strawberries into the mixture. Allow to cool.
- While danish mixture and cake are cooling, prepare the whipped cream layer. In a larger bowl mix cream cheese, whipped topping, and powdered sugar together until smooth and fluffy.
- Spread whipped topping over cake. Spread strawberry mixture over whipped cream layer. Chill at least 1-2 hours before serving.
What a delicious cake flavor that sounds like! Looks like the perfect way to ring in the season, with fresh fruit and all 🙂
How much poppyseeds???? you omitted the amount-don’t think two poppyseeds would be enough….
Two poppy seeds?
This looks seriously delicious. But would some one please tell 2 what of poppy seeds…tablespoons…teaspones???
Yes that’s what i was trying to figure out!!!
Oops! It’s 2 tablespoons – updating it now! 🙂
This looks delicious, wish I would have saved my strawberries for this cake.