Strawberry Sugar Cookie Cake – Roses & Whiskers

Ingredients

• 2 cups gluten free 1 to 1 baking flour (for gluten-full cake, substitute all-purpose flour)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2/3 cup freeze-dried strawberries (ground into a powder (see recipe notes))
• 6 tbsp unsalted butter (softened to room temperature)
• 6 tbsp butter-flavored Crisco
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs (room temperature)
• 1 tbsp seedless strawberry jam (room temperature)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• pink food coloring (optional)
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened to room temperature)
• 1/4 cup Crisco
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 2 oz. white baking chocolate (melted and cooled to room temperature)
• 1 tbsp + 1 tsp (heavy cream)
• 1 tbsp + 1 tsp (whole milk)
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• sprinkles (optional)