Strawberry Refrigerator Cake (1934) ★★★

9:28 AM 1930s , 20th century , 3 stars , cake , canada , dessert , fruit , interwar 1 Comments

The Verdict:
Okay, so mixing this up I was really dubious about how this was going to at all resemble a cake. The strawberries released a lot of their juices and on top of that I added cream. I was not surprised to find the "cake" was a liquidy strawberry salad. Mr. Man and I agreed that the flavour was delicious, but it was so watery and the marshmallows were so soggy that it was kind of gross to eat. I have a few different methods that I am curious about: 1) following the original recipe and freezing it; 2) whipping the cream and melting the marshmallows for a less liquidy texture; 3) straining the strawberries and removing the cream altogether for a more salady-type meal.

Modernized Recipe:
(Adapted from New Tested Recipes)
You can pretty much follow the recipe as written. If desired, you can substitute approximately 3/4 cup + 1 tablespoon of graham cracker crumbs for the 12 whole crackers. Also, when you are cutting the marshmallows, it will ease your pain to coat everything (hands, knife, cutting board) with cornstarch or powdered sugar to prevent sticking.