SWEET STRAWBERRY CRUNCH CAKE

Prep Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

2 (8 inch round) French vanilla cake layers, baked and cooled
2 (8 inch round) strawberry cake layers, baked and cooled
Strawberry Crunch:
12 Golden Oreo cookies
12 shortbread cookies (I used Lorna Doone)
3 Tablespoons salted butter, melted
1 cup freeze dried strawberries
Strawberry frosting:
1 cup salted butter, softened
2 Tablespoons heavy cream
1 cup frozen strawberries, thawed and pureed (alternatively, you could use fresh)
4 cups powdered sugar
Cream cheese frosting:
4 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup salted butter, softened
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups powdered sugar

INSTRUCTIONS:

Prepare the strawberry crunch
In the bowl of your food processor, pulse Golden Oreos and shortbread cookies until they are in coarse crumbs. Add melted butter and pulse until combined. Add freeze-dried strawberries and pulse until combined …