Triple Berry Cake W/yellow & Strawberry Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs 18 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (10 1/4 ounce) box yellow cake mix (duncan hines moist deluxe classic yellow)
• 1 (10 1/4 ounce) box strawberry cake mix (duncan hines moist deluxe strawberry supreme)
• 2 2/3 cups water (1 1/3 cup for each batter)
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil (1/3 cup for each batter)
• 6 large eggs (3 for each batter)
• 3/4 cup fresh blueberries (4 oz.)
• 2 cups fresh raspberries (12 oz.)
• 1 quart fresh strawberries, sliced about 1/4 inch thick (18 oz.)
• 1/2 cup seedless raspberry preserves, divided
• 2 cups sweetened whipped cream, divided

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 generously grease three 8-inch cake pans.
• 3 prepare cake batter according to box directions and divide evenly in pans. i did pans half strawberry, half yellow and used a butter knife to swirl the batters.
• 4 bake until toothpick comes out clean, 15 to 18 minutes.
• 5 cool in pans 10 minutes and turn out on wire racks.
• 6 place berries in large bowl and set aside.
• 7 microwave 1/4 cup preserves in small bowl on high until melted, about 30 seconds.
• 8 pour over berries and stir carefully to glaze berries.
• 9 place 1 layer of cake on a platter; spread with whipped cream and spoon 1/3 cup berries on it.
• 10 repeat with 2nd and 3rd layers.
• 11 spoon remaining berries in center of top layer. decorate edge with whipped cream.
• 12 refrigerate 1 hour.
• 13 melt remaining preserves and spoon over top of cake after slightly cooling, letting drip down the side.
• 14 refrigerate one hour more.