Valentines is coming up quick! Right on the tail end of Chinese New Years.

Here is the heart of my latest Squidoo lens.  It is a gift to my kids for Valentine's Day.  I decided to share with them my recipe for my Strawberry Confetti Cream Cheese Cake.  Here is a copy and past of the lens.

Happy Valentines to my babies!

I am creating this lens as a valentines gift to my children, Jeremy, Andrew and Cassie. Since I am in Asia at the moment (check out the end of the lens to find out why), I have to get creative to share holidays with my (now adult) children. This lens is to share with them one of their favorite dessert recipes from when they were growing up.

"If you guys make this for Valentine's this year, think of mom. I miss you!"

Recipe Module 

Ingredients

• I Box of Betty Crocker vanilla (not white) cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup of oil
• 1/4 cup of water
• 2 cans Betty Crocker Cream Cheese Icing (not whipped)
• 1 small size box of vanilla pudding
• 1 pint of heavy cream or whipping cream
• 1 tbsp. sugar (two if you prefer)
• 1 quart of fresh strawberries (pick out the med sized best looking ones for thedecoration and set aside
• cut the remainder of them into slices)
• 1/4 cup sprinkles (any color you like)

Instructions

Prepare the cake as directed on the package with two round pans to create two layers. Then, add the pudding mix into the batter. Mix well. Last, carefully fold in the sprinkles into the batter. Cook as directed on the package.

While it is cooking, place a mixing bowl and the beaters to the mixer in the freezer. When the Cake is finished cooking cool as directed on the package. Take the mixing bowl and the beaters out of the freezer, and pour the heavy cream/whipping cream into the bowl. Add one or two tbsp of sugar and beat until thick and peaks form when you lift out the beaters. Do not over mix.

In another bowl, empty the two cans of cream cheese icing. Slowly fold in small amounts of the whipping cream until you reach your preferred taste and consistency. Be careful not to get it two thin, or it will not stay on the sides of the cake.

Now, get the sliced strawberries and the cooled cake. Put a thin layer of the whipped icing on the first cake layer. Then, layer the top of that with sliced strawberries. Add, the second cake layer, Ice this layer with the whipped icing. Use three of the best strawberries and place in the middle on the top. Cut the remainder in half, and place them at the bottom all around the side with the points facing up.

Keep refrigerated. Enjoy. It is delicious and moist.

For a printable version of the recipe go to Mom's Strawberry Cream Cheese Confetti Cake