![]() The second place we’re using water is in the buttercream frosting. I prefer using water over milk (per the box instructions) because it keeps the pink hue of the baked cake really vibrant. Water: We’re using water in two places in this recipe. You can use whichever brand you’d like, but from what I’ve seen, it looks like other brands of strawberry cake mix will yield lighter pink layers of cake (just in case that darker pink layer is important to you). I used the Duncan Hines Perfectly Moist Strawberry Supreme Cake mix, and the Betty Crocker Super Moist White Cake mix. You could make the white vanilla cakes and strawberry cakes from scratch, but since the real star of this recipe is the strawberry crunch topping, I don’t think the extra effort is necessary. We hope you enjoy this Strawberry Crunch Cake Recipe.Boxed Cake Mix: Boxed cake mix is the secret to making this bakery style cake actually easy to make at home (even for a beginner baker!). We simply put everything in a ziplock baggie and crush it with a rolling pin. But that will be just one more thing to clean. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO CRUSH THE WAFERS? – You can make your Strawberry Crunch Topping easily in a food processor or a blender.But I’d wait to assemble everything until you are ready to serve. CAN YOU MAKE A STRAWBERRY CRUNCH CAKE AHEAD OF TIME? – Yep! You can bake the cake and create the crunchy topping a couple days ahead of time.GARNISH – Garnish with some sliced fresh Strawberries.Just mix them in with your crushed wafers. USE FREEZE-DRIED STRAWBERRIES – You can also use dried Strawberries for your topping instead of the Strawberry Gelatin.You can use crushed Nilla Wafers, Golden Oreo Cookies or Graham Crackers. WHAT CAN I USE BESIDES WAFERS? – I’ve seen the Strawberry Crunch Topping made with several ingredients.But a Strawberry Boxed Cake Mix will work just fine. You may not have as strong of a strawberry flavor. This way, you won’t have to mix the strawberry jello in the cake mix. CAN I USE STRAWBERRY CAKE MIX FOR STRAWBERRY CRUNCH CAKE? – Yes.You can also slice the cake into individual servings and wrap them up that way. Just wrap it in freezer wrap or put it in a freezer safe container and it will be good in your freezer for about 3 months. You can also freeze Strawberry Crunch Cake. Your crunch topping may start to loose a little of it’s crunch after a couple of days. Just put it in an airtight container and it should stay good for 4-5 days. You can store Strawberry Crunch Cake at room temperature. We just used store bought frosting to make this recipe simple and easy. Buttercream frosting, cream cheese frosting or make your own if you have a recipe you like. ![]()
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