Fresh Strawberry Filling

Fresh Strawberrys to fill your cakes with. This was this found in my Land O Lakes Country cook book for a strawberry pie but I use it for filling in my cakes… Enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 2-3 C. Mashed Strawberries
  • 1 C. Sugar
  • 3 Tbs Cornstarch
  • 1/3 C. water
  • 1/2 Tsp. Almond Extract
  • 1/4 Tsp. Salt (or small pinch)

Instructions

  1. 1. Wash and cut the strawberries, holding out 1 cup of cut strawberries 2. Mash and then Measure the strawberries, placing in a bowl (I like mine a little chunky so I don’t super mash) 3.Add sugar, cornstarch & cold water in a sauce pan, mix well then add 2 cups of mashed strawberries mix & cook on medium heat stirring constantly untill mixture thickens and comes to a full boil about 8-15 min. 4. Remove from heat stir in almond extract and the pinch of salt.. 5. Let it cool Optional: (Add the remaining cup of fresh strawberries… ) fill your cake and enjoy!