Strawberry Shortcut Cake

My mother-in-law, Marie Shea, made the Strawberry Shortcut Cake Recipe back in 1986.  I can remember having this cake after a Saturday night meal.  It was very different, but it was a “Shea” recipe, so it had to be good, and it was.

Strawberry Shortcut Cake

Strawberry Shortcut Cake

1 to 2 cups mini marshmallows

2 (10 oz.) packs frozen sliced strawberries

1 (3oz.) box strawberry jell-o (DRY)

2¼ cups flour

1 ½ cups sugar

½ cup Crisco

3 tsp. baking powder

½ tsp. salt

1 cup milk

1 tsp. vanilla

3 eggs

Grease a 13 x 9 inch pan (bottom ONLY), sprinkle marshmallows evenly in pan.  Mix by hand the strawberries and jell-o, set aside.

Place all ingredients in bowl; beat 3 minutes on low speed.  Pour batter on to of marshmallows.  Spoon strawberries on top of batter.  Bake in 350F. for 45 minutes, or until golden brown.

• Mix the jell-o powder (DRY) into strawberries.  DON’T make the jell-o with water.

 

(Recipe for the Strawberry Shortcut Cake is from Marie Shea)

 

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