Description
Strawberry cake from box recipe made with real strawberries and topped with creamy strawberry cream cheese frosting. Soft, moist, and easy to prepare.
Ingredients
15.25 oz white cake mix
3 oz strawberry gelatin (dry)
1 cup strawberries, mashed or finely chopped
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk
4 large eggs
8 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup butter
5–6 cups powdered sugar
1–2 tablespoons heavy cream
1–2 tablespoons strawberries, mashed and drained
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease baking pan
2. Mix cake mix, eggs, milk, and oil until smooth
3. Add mashed strawberries and dry gelatin and mix for 3 minutes
4. Pour batter into prepared pan evenly
5. Bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean
6. Cool cake for 10 minutes, then transfer to rack and cool completely
7. Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth
8. Add powdered sugar one cup at a time and mix well
9. Add heavy cream and strawberries and mix until smooth
10. Frost cooled cake evenly and serve
Notes
Use room temperature ingredients for best results
Do not overmix after final blend
Cool cake completely before frosting
Adjust frosting thickness with cream or powdered sugar
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 38g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 85mg