Frozen Strawberry Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1.25 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup shortening (such as Crisco®)
• 0.5 cup sour cream
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 (16 ounce) packages frozen strawberries, thawed and juice reserved
• 1/3 cup water
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13-inch baking pan.
2. Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Add shortening, sour cream, eggs, and vanilla extract and beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 3 minutes. Fold in strawberries. Pour into the prepared pan.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool, about 30 minutes.
4. While cake cools, pour reserved strawberry juice in a pan and bring to a boil. Mix water and cornstarch together and add to the juice; cook and stir until sauce thickens. Serve over cake.