As pleasing to the eye as it is to the tastebuds!!!!!

I've made this cake w/ strawberries twice and tried it w/ pineapples today. Each time everybody loved it! My prep time takes longer as I've had some health issues that have left me physically challenged but overall It's a winner in my book. This time I sifted the flour, excellent option. My favorite fruit is mango...maybe that's next.

Two words: Cake flour. It takes a great pound cake recipe, such as this one, and lifts it into the realm of amazing! Substitute cake flour -- for every cup of flour, add one cup plus two tablespoons of cake flour. I too used butter instead of butter flavored shortening. I followed the rest pretty spot on. I did add a bit more strawberry extract. Also, to help in getting the cake out of the bundt pan, I buttered then sugared the pan. Slides right out. My husband doesn't like sauces or glazes, so we just ate as is and enjoyed it as a fast breakfast for the week. YUMMY!

Great recipe.. but only used half the suggested sugar for the sauce...

I sold this in a local bake sale with wonderful review from everyone that eat it the next day. At the church Thanksgiving lunch..

I used a pack of fresh strawberries which I sliced and chopped then set aside. The only adjustments I made to this recipe was to use all butter instead of shortening because it is what I had on hand and I also prefer butter. I also added 1 1/4 teaspoon of all Strawberry extract instead of vanilla. The batter came together nicely. I baked the cake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. It rose up nicely baking a nice brown color. I could smell an aroma of strawberries baking up. I let the cake cool for an hour before taking it out the bundt pan. I could see the flecks of strawberries all over the cake and also when sliced-making this very pretty to look at (See my picture in the photo gallery). I noticed after the first bite that the crumb is nice and tender. The cake itself is moist, sweetly flavored with chopped/sliced Strawberries throughout each bite and because of the pure Strawberry extract, giving this a more pronounced Strawberry flavor!

Four stars, five with some adjustments. First, the amount of leavener seemed way too much so, using similar recipes as a guide, I used just ¼ tsp. of baking soda and eliminated the baking powder altogether. It worked out perfectly, so I’m glad I didn’t attempt this with the large amounts of baking soda and baking powder called for. I used fresh, chopped strawberries rather than frozen which for me anyway, made this so much easier – didn’t have to worry about draining, reserving juice, etc. I substituted butter for the shortening, as I didn’t want to sacrifice flavor. I felt confident doing that, thinking the buttermilk would replace any moisture lost by doing so, which it did. I wanted strawberry extract, but ¼ tsp. wasn’t going to do it for me - I used 1-1/2 tsp. of pure strawberry extract, which is incredibly superior to the imitation stuff. (I buy my natural strawberry extract online) I omitted the pecans – just personal preference for this type of cake. Finally, I didn’t make the sauce, as this is going to the office with Hubs tomorrow and sauce wasn’t practical for serving. I just drizzled it with a glaze of powdered sugar, a dab of butter, a dribble of corn syrup, a good capful of strawberry extract, a couple of drops of red food coloring and a little milk. What a cake! Moist and tender crumb, prettily flecked with chopped strawberries and, because of the pure strawberry extract, fresh tasting with full strawberry flavor.

This cake turned out delicious and moist, but I wish the strawberries had held together more! I didn't chop them very finely at all, but they still seemed to sort of melt/dissolve into the body of the cake. Very few actual chunks of strawberries! I think frozen strawberries end up mushy enough that just stirring them into the batter breaks them up into chunks, so no chopping was really needed. Also, instead of the sauce the recipe calls for, I just made a confectioners sugar glaze with 1 cup of confectioners sugar and 3 Tbsp of strawberry juice, which I drizzled over the top of the cake as soon as I unmolded it, while it was still warm. Honestly the tangy glaze was my favorite part! It actually tasted like strawberry, unlike the rest of the cake.

kids loved it! wonderful, moist cake! ( I added a 1/4 box of vanilla pudding in the mix) works wonderful!

This cake turned out beautifully, but I'm only giving it 4 stars because I didn't have any milk or buttermilk or sour cream, so I used the only dairy I had: heavy whipping cream. Definitely made it taste a little off, but my husband loved it. Will use the right ingredient next time! Also, I used fresh strawberries and they looked really gross in the cake after baking. Will use frozen next time - maybe they'll retain their shape and color?