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    Home » Recipes » Amish Desserts

    Strawberry Moon Cake

    Published: Mar 29, 2022 · Updated: Mar 29, 2022 by Kevin Williams | 2 Comments

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    We are approaching strawberry season in the Midwestern United States and I know other warmer locales are already enjoying the ruby red bounty of deliciousness. There's nothing better than a patch of fresh strawberries on your property to go harvest them straight from the plant. But if you don't grow your own, there are still plenty of fresh strawberries around this time of year. Farmers markets, roadside stands, and local groceries are sell the freshest berries this time of year.

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    • 🍓Strawberry Moon Cake Ingredients
    • 📋 Instruction
    • 🍓 More Amish Strawberry Recipes
    • 🖨️ Full Recipe

    Carmon Hacker, a long-time friend and friend of Amish365.com, shared this recipe and her photos with us once and I wanted to share them all again since we are approaching strawberry season in my part of the world.

    Here is what Carmon says about this creation:

    This is a light, refreshing cake combining gelatin and fresh strawberries and it is especially delicious in spring and summer.  Why is it called “Strawberry Moon Cake”?   Because one bite is all it takes to send your taste buds “over the moon!”  Hope you and your fellow foodies enjoy this as much as my family and I do!

    Strawberry Moon Cake really is an amazing cake, easy to make and packed with flavor!

    Make a regular ol' boxed white cake or your own from scratch

    This is, by the way, definitely the type of cake popular in Amish farmhouses, whether you use boxed or scratch cake mix, this type of recipe that incorporates seasonal fruit into a dessert always earns accolades in Amish kitchens.

    Poke holes in the cake

    Make sure you poke plentiful holes in the cake, about six or seven holes per row, spaced pretty evenly apart.

    Wow, amazing how it soaks up the gelatin

    The cake will soak up the gelatin.

    Wow

    Strawberries are a favorite fruit on Amish farms because they are so easy to grow and they produce a bountiful amount, usually. Strawberries, as a fruit, are also very versatile. Strawberries can be turned into jams, jellies, preserves, pie fillings, cobblers, mixed into bread batter, used in cold soups, sliced into salads, eaten plain as a snack, and on and on. This type of versatility makes the strawberry a prized spring and summer delicacy on Amish farms and in gardens.

    Many Amish homemakers will have a full-fledged garden on their property, but they'll also set aside some room just for a special strawberry patch. Ah, and there is nothing better than driving through Amish country in the spring and summer and finding some fresh berries being sold from a roadside stand. I encourage you to try to find some this year.

    Yep, you will not have many leftovers! An amazingly refreshing summer dessert!

    So, check out this cake that will make you go over the moon!

    🍓Strawberry Moon Cake Ingredients

    STEP ONE

    • white cake mix, 15.25 oz., prepared according to directions on box and baked in a 9 x 13 pan
    • 6 oz. strawberry gelatin
    • 2 cups boiling water

    STEP TWO

    • 14 oz. can whipped cream cheese frosting
    • ½ tsp. almond flavoring
    • 8 oz. whipped topping, thawed

    📋 Instruction

    1. After cake has had at least one hour to cool, combine strawberry gelatin in a medium-sized bowl, and gently stir in boiling water.
    2. Poke about 24 holes in cake with the end of a wooden spoon and pour warm gelatin over cake.
    3. Combine frosting, almond flavoring and whipped topping and spread over cake.
    4. Garnish the top with fresh sliced strawberries and refrigerate at least three hours before serving.

    🍓 More Amish Strawberry Recipes

    Mom's Strawberry Crisp

    Strawberry Bread

    Strawberry Pie

    Strawberry Shortcake

    🖨️ Full Recipe

    Strawberry Moon Cake

    a delicious spring dessert!
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    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American, Amish

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 box 15 ounce white cake mix prepare cake according to directions and bake in a 9 X 13 pan
    • 6 oz strawberry gelatin
    • 2 cups boiling water

    STEP 2

    • 14 ounces whipped cream cheese frosting
    • ½ teaspoon almond flavoring
    • 8 oz whipped topping, thawed

    Instructions
     

    •   After cake has had at least one hour to cool, combine strawberry gelatin in a medium-sized bowl, and gently stir in boiling water.
    • Poke about 24 holes in cake with the end of a wooden spoon and pour warm gelatin over cake.
    • Combine frosting, almond flavoring and whipped topping and spread over cake.
       
    • Garnish the top with fresh sliced strawberries and refrigerate at least three hours before serving.
    • Be sure to refrigerate remaining cake, if you’re lucky enough to have leftovers!
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
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    About Kevin Williams

    Hi, my name is Kevin Williams and I am owner of Oasis Newsfeatures and editor of The Amish Cook newspaper column.

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    1. Claudine Bratcher

      June 18, 2020 at 7:23 pm

      Now THAT looks scrumptious! Can't wait to try it.
      Claudine in Fort Worth, TX

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      • Kevin

        June 18, 2020 at 10:40 pm

        It looks and sounds amazing!

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