Strawberry Lemonade Layer Cake

At my recent Mother's Day luncheon I made a strawberry lemonade layer cake.  A friend alerted me to the recipe found in the April 2014 issue of Southern Living magazine. Besides being so pretty it was amazingly good.  I will make this cake time and time again. The cake has a subtle lemon flavor and is layered with a strawberry lemon jam.  The frosting is to-die-for, consisting of cream cheese, chopped strawberries, lemon juice and whipped cream. Yes, there are a few calories in this cake!

Though there are three components to this cake recipe (cake, jam, frosting), each is very easy.  The jam can be made a day or two ahead of time and kept refrigerated. I assume you could substitute regular strawberry jam for the one shown in the recipe.  This jam is a little thicker, easier to spread and the lemon flavor in it really complements the cake. This cake is a must for strawberry lovers!