Red and strawberry desserts — carrot cake squares, red velvet cupcakes, lazy strawberry shortcake, shortcake puppy chow — for easy weeknight sweets.
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Deliciously fresh carrot cake with a creamy cheesecake swirl.
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Open in Pepper →A red dessert makes a plain Tuesday feel like something. Most of these come together with strawberries, whipped topping, and whatever cake you already have on the counter.
Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection when company is coming and there's no time to fuss, or when the strawberries in the fridge need to get used up tonight.
Every recipe here is a real keeper: Carrot Cake Squares, 3 ingredient lazy strawberry shortcake, Red Velvet Cupcakes, Strawberry Shortcake Puppy Chow, Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Sandwiches, and a light Japanese strawberry shortcake for when you feel like baking.
Sugar the strawberries first
Toss sliced berries with 2 to 3 tablespoons of sugar and let them sit 30 minutes so they make their own syrup.
Cool cake before layering
Let cake cool at least 1 hour before adding whipped topping, or it slides right off.
Grate zucchini and squeeze
Wring 2 cups of grated zucchini in a clean towel to pull out water so muffins bake up light, not soggy.
Fill cupcake liners two-thirds
Stop at two-thirds full and bake 18 to 20 minutes so red velvet cupcakes dome instead of spilling over.