Cream-Filled Strawberry-Brownie Cake

Submitted by Jane from Ohio

"This cake is beautiful as well as delicious. It would be great for a spicial occasion. See photos. I got recipe from my sister, who had it for at least 10 years. The first part if the recipe is the brownie layer, followed by the cake layer and finally the filling. I couldn't get it to post like the recipe stated."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 1 (19 1/2 ounce) box pillsbury chocolate fudge brownie mix
• 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 3 eggs (I used extra large)
• cake, layer
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box if pillsbury strawberry cake mix
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 1⁄3 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1⁄2 cup of diced fresh strawberries
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
• frosting, and garnish
• 1 (16 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed2/3 cup
• 2⁄3 cup powdered sugar
• 3 cups of sliced fresh strawberries

directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 3 9 inch cake pans with cooking spray. Line bottoms of pans with parchment paper and spray paper with cooking spray.
2. In a medium bowl, stir brownie mix, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 1/4 cup of water and 3 eggs. Stir all brownie layer ingredients 50 strokes iwith a spoon. spread 1 cup of batter in each of the three pans.
3. In a large bowl beat all the cake layer ingredients except the diced strawberries with an electric mixer.
4. mix the strawberry cake mix,1/4 cup of water, 1/3 cup of vegetable oiland 3 eggs. beat on high speed for 2 minutes or until blended. fold in diced strawberries. Pour and spread 1 1/3 cup of mixture over brownie batter in each pan.
5. Bake 20 t0 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
6. cool pans 10 minutes. carefully invert cake layers from pans onto a cooling rack. Remove parchment paper.Cool completely 1 hour. Meanwhile to make filling.beat cream cheese and butter at high speed until smooth and creamy. Beat in 3 cups of powdered sugar until creamy . Fold in 8 oz of whipped topping.
7. to make the frosting, in another medium bowl beat 16 oz of whipped topping,2/3 up of powdered sugar with and electric mixer until blended.
8. To assemble. Place 1 cake layer brownie side down on cake plate.spread 1/2 of the filling over cake to within 1/4 in of the edge of cake.top with 3/4 up of strawberry slices. Repeat the second layer with brownie side down, remaining filling and 3/4 cup of strawberry slices. Top with remaining cake layer, top side up.
9. frost top and side of cake with frosting and garnish with remaining strawberries.