Description
Delicious Strawberry Crunch Cake with layers of strawberry cake, cheesecake, and cookie crumb.
Ingredients
Scale
- For The Cookie Crumb Layer
- 36 vanilla sandwich cookies, coarsely crushed
- 3 ounce box strawberry gelatin mix
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 5 to 6 drops red food color gel
- For The Strawberry Cake Layers
- 16.5 ounces box Strawberry Supreme cake mix
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted (1 stick)
- 1 cup whole milk
- 3 ounces box strawberry gelatin mix
- For The Cheesecake Layer
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- For The Frosting
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened (1 stick)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Prepare a 9x13 inch baking pan.
- Mix crushed cookies, strawberry gelatin, melted butter, and food color in a bowl.
- Press the cookie mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
- In another bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, melted butter, milk, and strawberry gelatin. Mix until smooth.
- Pour the cake batter over the cookie layer.
- For the cheesecake layer, beat sugar, cornstarch, cream cheese, heavy cream, and vanilla until smooth.
- Add eggs one at a time to the cheesecake mixture, mixing well after each addition.
- Pour the cheesecake layer on top of the cake batter.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes or until set.
- Let cool completely before frosting.
- For the frosting, beat cream cheese, heavy cream, butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Spread frosting over the cooled cake.
Notes
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator.
- Can substitute different flavored gelatin if desired.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 43g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
Keywords: Strawberry Crunch Cake, dessert, cheesecake, cake recipe