Wacky Cake #2 with a twist

Trying some of the Wacky Cake variations, I decided I wanted to do a strawberry cake and top my serving with fresh strawberries and whipped topping. 

original cake recipe

Remember; This cake uses what you  have at home. I'm using 3 packs of strawberry jam I saved from my last breakfast at a fast food place and malt vinegar from my last visit at Captain D's Seafood. 

I mixed the jam with the amount of water called for and added some red food color for emphasis. 

 

 Sifted the dry ingredients into the pan as before.

Didn't have quite enough vinegar so I added the above.

Added the wet ingredients.

What a pretty batter.

Baked cake and allowing it to cool.

😕I was expecting a pretty pink interior. 

On with the taste test. Looks can be deceiving. 🤞

 It was not as good as the chocolate one. Truly, it was NOT GOOD AT ALL.  I ate the strawberries and the whipped cream. The remainder of the cake went in the garbage. 😞

I will not be defeated. I'll try again with another alternative in the future. 

For other variations;   Wacky Cake VIII

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LIME CAKE

Who could forget the ugly cake? 
I vowed to do better next time with a key lime cake. I became a fan of the key lime cake after attending a church tea and tasting one made from scratch by one of the ladies there. There are some things that can't be duplicated and I didn't even try. I just wanted some semblance of the cake and so I tried again after scouring the NET for EASY key lime cakes. Most of what I found was the 1960's version in which holes are punched in the cake with a toothpick and lime jello is poured on top allowing it to seep into the cake. That wasn't what I was looking for. BUT, I sort of ended up with it anyway. *More about that later.

I used a recipe I found at Fabulessly Frugal .  Of course being me I changed some things.
Here's the general recipe:

This isn't the entire recipe but you get the idea. You measure, mix, stir, etc. etc.



Items used for cake.

I used prepared limeade in place of the water the cake mix called for and lime jello to give it flavor and color.

It has such a pretty color.



This is the cake out of the oven cooling.





I used the sheet cake pan again. You may notice a greenish tinge to the cake.

I took this photo to show BEFORE things could go wrong. I cut a sliver of the unfrosted cake and put whipped topping to the side which I then spread over my cake.. The cake was delicious. It satisfied my desire for key lime cake .








*Experimenting  more I  tried to finagle a topping using lime jello and whipped topping.


The two ingredients




Dissolving and mixing the jello using limeade

















I won't show you the results but it was a retro version of the Jello Fluff without the marshmallows.  Showing the results would have made UGLY CAKE #2. The fluff tasted just fine and eventually gelled.  I prefer to leave well enough alone.
THAT'S IT ***

UGLY CAKE

I've heard Sis talk about making an ugly cake but since I rarely bake I couldn't feel her pain. I felt it a few days ago.  The cake was ugly but it tasted good.

Leave it to Sunday Church gatherings to taste everyone's prized recipes.  SInce I usually opt to bring the paper plates, plastic ware, napkins or whatever else can be bought ready made, I don't  cook a dish.

JePa made a mandarin orange refrigerator cake.  Smooth, refreshing, delicious. I had to have the recipe. I was so anxious to make this cake that I googled it and selected the recipe with the ingredients she said were in her version.

Gather the crew

MANDARIN ORANGE PINEAPPLE CAKE printed from Cooks.com

1 box yellow cake mix

1/2 c. Crisco oil
1 sm. can Mandarin oranges with juice, cut up
4 eggs

Combine ingredients and beat 2 minutes. Grease and flour well two 9 inch pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool completely. Cut layers in half crossways making 4 halves.

TOPPING
1 (15 1/4 oz.) can crushed pineapple with juice
1 sm. box vanilla instant pudding
1 lg. container Cool Whip
Beat ingredients for 2 minutes. Ice between layers, over top and sides. Refrigerate.

So far it's going pretty good.                    

I didn't have two round cake pans so I used this one long one.



That's parchment paper between the layers so that they don't stick.

 After the cake cooled I cut it in half and then cut it again crosswise leaving me with four layers.              


I'm well aware that there is no picture five. It was a picture of the
ugly cake before it was cut.

   After making the topping, I frosted the four layers and put it in the fridge. Here is a slice of the ugly cake.                         I probably shouldn't have cut the layers crosswise .  Whirling the pineapple in the blender along with the pudding and whipped topping would have made it smoother to spread.


No, I didn't eat the entire cake.



I cut the rest of the cake into slices and put them in the freezer. This will be good for those days when I want something sweet.

I plan to try this again but next time I want a Key Lime cake.

I used the Tranquil photo element at Pic Monkey on my photos. It's the same thing  they do to the camera to make aging film stars look good. There was no way it could get any worse since the cake as a whole didn't have a good side.

THAT'S IT***