Strawberry Cake
This Strawberry Cake is a delightful dessert made with fresh strawberries and a rich frosting.
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- baking pan
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 1 pint fresh strawberries or 1 cup crushed fresh strawberries
- 15.25 ounce box French vanilla cake mix I use Duncan Hines
- 3 ounce box strawberry gelatin mix Jell-O
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup water
For the Frosting
- ½ block cream cheese softened to room temperature
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter softened (you can use salted if that is all you have)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon milk more if needed to get desired texture
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour your baking pan.
- In a mixing bowl, combine cake mix, strawberry gelatin mix, eggs, vegetable oil, water, and fresh strawberries. Mix until well combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- While the cake is cooling, prepare the frosting by beating together cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and milk until smooth.
- Once the cake has cooled, frost it with the cream cheese frosting and serve.
Notes
You can add more strawberries on top for decoration if desired.