My Mom made this a lot when I was younger. It was a favorite whenever we had company over. If you like strawberry shortcake, you will love this! Serve with whipped cream or Cool Whip®.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1.25 cups white sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 0.5 teaspoons salt
- 0.5 cups shortening , such as Crisco®
- 0.5 cups sour cream
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 , 16 ounce
- 0.33 cups water
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
Instructions
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1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.
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2
Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Add shortening, sour cream, eggs, and vanilla extract and beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 3 minutes. Fold in strawberries. Pour into the prepared pan.
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3
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool, about 30 minutes.
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4
While cake cools, pour reserved strawberry juice in a pan and bring to a boil. Mix water and cornstarch together and add to the juice; cook and stir until sauce thickens. Serve over cake.
Nutrition Facts
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