Pink Floyd, Strawberry Cake

I went to pick my daughter up from school and as usual was gabbing with her teachers.  My daughter started singing," Bye Bye Miss American Pie, drove my Chevy to the Levy".  My daughter's one teacher says she was a teen when that song was released.  My daughter continued to proudly sing, the lines, "and good old boys were drinking whisky and rye, singing this will be the day that I die." They balked at the fact that she knew those lines.  Okay, so sometimes I influence my children in a not so perfect way. You see it goes back a generation.

I had two older brothers, 7 and 9 years my senior, when I was a kid who indoctrinated me into the world of rock and roll.  They taught me about Emerson Lake and Palmer, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Pink Floyd... and on and on it goes.  Frankly I loved it, I thought I was cool.  I still love all those groups.  Sometimes when I listen, I remember sitting on the couch with the music blaring, staring at album covers.

This is a kids cake, 100 percent all the way- color, flavor, sweetness.  My kids loved this cake.  Other adults didn't complain, they ate it.  Me, on a scale of 1 to 10, I'd give it a 5.  But I'd make it again because its a kid cake all the way!

Another boxed cake recipe...

Double Decker Strawberry Cake

Adapted from the The Cake Mix Doctor

1 package plain white cake mix
1 package strawberry gelatin
4 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 cup canola oil

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup whole milk
4 eggs
1/2 cup chopped strawberries with juice

Preheat the oven to 350F. 

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and beat for about a minute.  Scrape down the sides and beat again for two minutes.  Pour into two greased and floured 10 inch pans or 3- 9 inch pans.  Bake for about 20 to 30 minutes.  The sides will begin to pull away from the pan.

I frosted it with cream cheese and butter frosting with some strawberries mixed in.