MissFattyFoodie's Strawberry Cake

Perth

Missfattyfoodie finally mustered some courage and baked a layered cake!

This is only my second time making a layered cake as the first one was a COMPLETE disaster, read on and you will see why.

I was really pleased with the result as it actually looks like a proper cake! It was yummy too.

I used instant butter cake mix for the cake itself, bought it from coles for $0.87 only! Good alternative for lazy people who loves to bake (like me)

I chopped up some dark chocolate for decoration and I used almost 1 1/2 punnets of strawberries. (told you i cant get enough of strawberries!)

To make the whipped cream (my first time) i used about:

400 ml of thickened cream

1/2 cup of icing sugar (you can add more if you want it sweeter)

Whip the cream till it becomes fluffy.

I baked the cake in 2 portions because I had a bad experience last time when I sliced a sponge cake (you will see why later). In a separate bowl, i stirred in some chopped strawberries with the whipped cream and spread it onto the first layer of the cake.

After that, I put the other layer onto the cake and spread whipped cream all over it. I decorated it with chopped chocolates, piped some stars at the side and added MORE strawberries on top. Then, I have to painstakingly throw/dabbed chopped chocolate pieces at the side of the cake. Does anyone know an easier method to put stuff at the side of the cake?

 I like the thick middle layer of strawberry and cream 

this cake stirs the memory of my furry friend's long-lost treats/toys storage room

HEY this looks like my house!

the time has come when i will introduce you my first attempt at a layered cake. Be prepared for the world's ugliest cake

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go ahead and laugh, i know you want to.

I didnt even want to write 'be happy' on it, someone wrote on the cake and the first letter looked like a B instead of M so we had to change the words. LOL

recipe for failed ugly cake:

impatience

bad handwriting

not following recipe

not allowing cake to cool completely
using a blunt $2 knife to slice a cake

booooooo!