Strawberry Swirl Bundt Cake (A Multi-verse Cake)

Prep Time: 10 minutes | Cook Time: 40 minutes | Chill Time: 2 hours |Total Time: 2 hours, 50 minutes | Serves: 10

Super-duper excited about this gorgeous, delicious, and easy to make Strawberry Swirl Bundt cake! It is moist and tender, delicious still warm from the oven, or room temperature with a powdered sugar drizzle.

This is the cake where the Multiverse began. You should have seen the looks on my friends’ faces when they told them it was from a box. They stared at me as if, “Come again?“

You’ve got a couple of options for the strawberry swirl. You will be mixing half of the batter with either 1.) strawberry jam, or 2.) frozen, sweetened (then thawed) and drained strawberries (my fave). You could, of course, make your own strawberry purée. Just be sure you add some sweetness to it. So I guess that’s your option 3.) Any of these will result in a great cake!

As baking just about any cake, have your ingredients at room temperature. That includes the strawberries that were previously frozen. The ingredients blend together better and bake more evenly than using ingredients straight from the fridge. 

You can make these into miniature Bundt cakes, if you’d prefer for your guests to receive their own personalized dessert.

If you’d like to bake and freeze, hold off on the drizzle until you are actually reader to serve. Wrap your cooled or mostly cooled cake twice in plastic wrap, and place in an airtight container and freeze for up to 3 months. Allow the cake to thaw, then drizzle with the glaze before serving. When freezing, label with the date you place into its hibernation so you do not loose track of time. 

This is a photo of one of the Strawberry Swirl Bundt Cakes that I made that had more concentration of the berries in the slice. 

 

Strawberry Swirl Bundt Cake

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No one will know this cake began with a boxed cake mix!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Cool Time: 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 10
Calories 361.46 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Bundt pan

Ingredients
  

  • 1 (15.25-ounce) white cake mix, I prefer Duncan Hines
  • 1 (3.3-ounce) box instant white chocolate pudding mix
  • 1 tablespoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup sour cream, room temperature,I use full-fat
  • 1/2 cup cake flour, sifted (60g)
  • 1/2 cup neutral oil, (avocado, vegetable, canola, etc.)
  • 4 egg whites, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup whole milk, room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 16 ounces frozen strawberries in sugar, drained well of syrup, reserve liquid, see Notes
  • few drops red food coloring, optional

Frosting:

  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup reserved strawberry syrup, see Notes
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Grease a 10-12 cup Bundt cake pan. Set aside.
  • In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the cake mix, pudding mix, vanilla, sour cream, cake flour, oil, egg whites, milk, and sugar. Mix on low for about 20 to 30 seconds, until most of the ingredients are moistened. Increase the speed to medium and mix for 2 minutes, scraping the bowl as needed. You can alternatively use a hand-held mixer.
  • While the batter is mixing, place the strawberry jam/puree in a separate medium bowl. Add a few drops of red coloring if desired. Set aside.
  • Gently stir the mixture together. A few streaks of the white batter is fine. After the batter has mixed for 2 minutes, pour half of the batter into the bowl with the jam.
  • Pour about ⅓ of the white cake batter into the bottom of the pan. Pour about ⅓ of the strawberry jam batter over the white batter. Continue this process until all of both batters have been layered.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes. Begin testing for doneness with a toothpick at 35 minutes, especially if your oven runs on the hotter side. Bake until the toothpick comes out with just a few crumbs attached.
  • Remove the pan from the oven and set it on a heat-proof surface; allow to cool for 20 minutes.
  • Invert the warm cake onto a cake stand/platter and allow it to completely cool if frosting.
  • The cake may be served warm if just a dusting of powdered sugar is used.
  • Any leftovers may be kept in an air-tight container at room temperature or refrigerated for 4 days. The cake may be frozen, well-wrapped without frosting for up to 3 months. Thaw then frost is previously frozen.

Notes

If you are not using frozen strawberries, substitute the syrup with milk. Adjust the consistency of the frosting by adding more confectioners' sugar to thicken, or more liquid to thin to more pourable.
If you choose to make your own strawberry mixture, you will need to add a bit of sugar to the strawberries to sweeten them. The frozen strawberries should already be sweetened.
I add a few drops of red food coloring to the strawberries before I add half of the batter. Strawberries will oxidize and lose their pretty red color as the cake is baked. Feel free to leave the coloring out altogether if you'd prefer. It is for aesthetics only.
I have never tried this recipe with any other flavor of pudding. 
I personally like Duncan Hines brand of cakes, but feel free to use another trustworthy brand, such as Betty Crocker or Pillsbury, etc.
I use Pam spray for baking, but there are many recipes floating around for "Cake Goop" that should work just as well. 
** Nutrition is for an unfrosted cake only.
Nutrition Facts
Strawberry Swirl Bundt Cake
Amount per Serving
Calories
361.46
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
15.81
g
24
%
Saturated Fat
 
3.5
g
22
%
Trans Fat
 
0.13
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
4.68
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
6.33
g
Cholesterol
 
10.66
mg
4
%
Sodium
 
231.21
mg
10
%
Potassium
 
150.91
mg
4
%
Carbohydrates
 
52.2
g
17
%
Fiber
 
0.81
g
3
%
Sugar
 
19.57
g
22
%
Protein
 
3.63
g
7
%
Vitamin C
 
15.79
mg
19
%
Calcium
 
44.72
mg
4
%
Iron
 
1.34
mg
7
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Keyword Boxed cake mix, strawberry, Bundt cake, easy dessert
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