Strawberry Crunch Cake

Ingredients

• 2 (8 inch round) French vânillâ câke lâyers, bâked ând cooled
• 2 (8 inch round) strâwberry câke lâyers, bâked ând cooled
• Strâwberry Crunch:
• 12 Golden Oreo cookies
• 12 shortbreâd cookies (I used Lornâ Doone)
• 3 Tâblespoons sâlted butter, melted
• 1 cup freeze dried strâwberries
• Strâwberry frosting:
• 1 cup sâlted butter, softened
• 2 Tâblespoons heâvy creâm
• 1 cup frozen strâwberries, thâwed ând pureed (âlternâtively, you could use fresh)
• 4 cups powdered sugâr
• Creâm cheese frosting:
• 4 oz creâm cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sâlted butter, softened
• 1/4 cup heâvy creâm
• 1 teâspoon vânillâ extrâct
• 4 cups powdered sugâr

Instructions

1. Prepâre the strâwberry crunch: In the bowl of your food processor, pulse Golden Oreos ând shortbreâd cookies until they âre in coârse crumbs. Add melted butter ând pulse until combined. Addf freeze-dried strâwberries ând pulse until combined.
2. Prepâre strâwberry frosting: In the bowl of your mixer, beât butter on medium speed until smooth. Add heâvy creâm ând strâwberry puree, mixing on medium-low ând scrâping the sides of the bowl âs needed until combined. With the mixer on low, slowly âdd powdered sugâr until combined. Increâse mixer speed to high ând beât for one minute.
3. Assemble: Plâce one strâwberry câke lâyer on â plâte ând frost generously with 1/3 of strâwberry frosting. Repeât, âlternâting lâyers until âssembled.
4. Prepâre creâm cheese frosting: In the bowl of your mixer, beât butter ând creâm cheese on medium speed until smooth. Add heâvy creâm ând vânillâ, mixing on medium-low ând scrâping the sides of the bowl âs needed until combined. With the mixer on low, slowly âdd powdered sugâr until combined. Increâse mixer speed to high ând beât for one minute. Frost the outside of the câke (don't worry if it doesn't look perfect -- you'll cover it âll in crumbs)

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