Fruit Dip Filed under ( appetizer, fruit, Strawberries )

Today was a day of high school volleyball tournaments. Jenna's JV team played in one tournament and Annie's Varsity team played in another. I always love to take food to these tournaments that the girl's enjoy. I took Monster Bars to Annie's tournament and this yummy fruit dip with a huge bowl of strawberries to Jenna's tournament. This fruit dip is sooooo easy but sooooo yummy!

Fruit Dip

1 8 oz block cream cheese, softened
1 small jar of marshmallow cream

Blend the two together and chill and serve with any fruit - we especially enjoy with strawberries.

*I doubled this for the volleyball tournament - 2 pkgs of cream cheese and 1 large jar of marshmallow cream.

*I have also added food coloring to this for a baby shower or any other special event!

5 Minute Oklahoma Strawberry Shortcake Filed under ( dessert, Strawberries )

I got this recipe from my mom in East Texas. She raved on and on about this recipe that her coworker, Laura, brought to share with them for a birthday lunch. Laura got this recipe from her Floyd side of the family in Oklahoma. My mom is a great cook and she raved on and on about this so I had to try it. We loved it and I know you will too!

5 Minute Oklahoma Strawberry Shortcake

Strawberries:

2 lbs of strawberries, washed, sliced and covered with sugar and I mean covered(in my East Texas accent) as the strawberries need to make a lot of juice. Mash to help make juice and let them sit in the refrigerator long enough to make lots of juice. The cake isn't just terribly sweet so all of the sweetness from this dessert is coming from the strawberries.

Cake:

Break 2 eggs in a 2 cup measuring cup and add milk to make 1 1/4 cup.

Mix in a bowl:

3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla

Add eggs and milk and mix. Spray a 9x13 pan that has been generously sprayed with Pam. Bake at 350 degrees until done. In my oven, this took about 20 minutes. Flip out on to cooling rack to cook completely. Slice cake in half, lengthwise and place the bottom layer into a glass 9x13 or some type of deep dish. Cover the cake with half the strawberry mixture and juice - soaking this layer. Top with the other half of cake and then the rest of the strawberries and juice, soaking this layer. Refrigerate. When ready to serve, top with Reddi-wip!

The secret to this cake is to soak up all of the juice! Enjoy!

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