Easy 9 Ingredient Carlota De Fresa

Carlota de Fresa is a simple yet delicious frozen strawberry cake. It is one of our favorite Mexican desserts. It only takes about 20 minutes to put together and requires about 4 hours in the refrigerator.

What equipment or kitchen supplies do I need?

• Springform Baking Pan
• Blender
• Parchment Paper
• Baking Spatula

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How to make this recipe

Prep Your Strawberries. Slice and chop your strawberries for this recipe and to garnish your cake.

Make Strawberry Mixture. Add cream cheese, evaporated milk, condensed milk, vanilla extract, lime juice and food coloring to blender and blend until smooth.

Layer Your Cake. First, add enough strawberry mixture to cover bottom of pan. Second, add layer of galletas Marias. Third, add a layer of sliced strawberries. Repeat this whole step two more times.

Garnish. Spread a layer of whipped cream and garnish with sliced strawberries. Refrigerate for about 4 hours and enjoy!

Carlota de Fresa

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Refrigerate 4 hours hrs

Total Time 4 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 6

Calories 372 kcal

Equipment

• 9 in springform baking pan
• Blender
• Baking spatula
• Parchment paper

Ingredients

  

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• 2 cups strawberries
• 1-2 pks galletas Marias
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 1 can evaporated milk
• 1 can condensed milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2-3 drops red food coloring
• ½ cup lime juice
• 8 oz cool whip

Instructions

 

• Slice 1 cup of strawberries into disks. Chop 1/2 cup of strawberries for strawberry mixture. Slice 1/2 cup of strawberries for garnish.
• Add to blender cream cheese, evaporated milk, condensed milk, vanilla extract, chopped strawberries, and food coloring drops and lime juice. Blend on high until smooth.
• Line the sides of your springform pan with parchment paper.
• Pour strawberry mixture into your baking pan to lightly coat bottom. Add your first layer of galletas Maria. Add layer of sliced strawberries. Repeat this step 2 more times to create your cake layers.
• Spread layer of cool whip. Garnish with remaining sliced strawberries. Refrigerate for atleast 4 hours. Enjoy!

Notes

I strongly recommend using a springform pan for this recipe. 

Nutrition

Calories: 372kcal

Keyword cake, strawberry dessert

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