I ended up using store bought cake (Pillsbury, of course) as I cannot recall the last time I attempted a vanilla cake from scratch if ever, unfortunately. This was also my first attempt at leveling cake to make a layer cake instead of having both cakes dome on the top. The leveling turned out well and the cake was delicious!
Unfortunately I didn't take any photos of the sliced cake nor did I have enough strawberries to cover the top of the cake. I feel that the cake would've been better with strawberries on the top as well as it seemed a bit dry to me with just the strawberries in the middle. The plus side of the strawberries & whipped icing, however, was that the bottom layer of cake tasted like a delicious strawberry shortcake!
If I could do it all again I'd use fresher strawberries, take photos of the sliced cake, make a lighter cake (from scratch) and make sure the refrigerator is working properly so I don't have to throw away half of the cake! Below are some photos. Enjoy! -Suzie
