Easy Strawberry Cake ~ Starts with a Boxed Mix and is Dressed Up Fresh Strawberries and Iced with a Fresh Strawberry Frosting!
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Another Monday is over with and it’s onto the rest of the week! I totally think Monday’s are the worst day of the week by far. I suppose skipping them wouldn’t do me much good because then I’d just hate Tuesdays. The recipe I’m sharing with you tonight was another Father’s day dessert I made. This time it was for my family at supper. I have fallen in love with this cake. I could go over to the leftovers with my fork and eat the whole dang thing. It’s dangerous. Good thing I’ve tucked it out of sight and am trying to avoid it.
I have now made this cake multiple times and every time I make it everyone is in love with it. I treated my co-worker to it for his birthday and his eyes lit up when he took his first bite! My eyes lit up a lot because I couldn’t keep my hands off this baby!
MY OTHER RECIPESThe cake is moist and the icing actually gets a little hard which I absolutely love. The strawberry flavor is so refreshing. I’m not saying I don’t like the good ‘ol white or chocolate cake but I’m always up for mixing things up a little. The recipe takes a regular old box cake and dresses it up a bit, but it’s still super easy and doesn’t take to much time. The result is a dessert that people will think you slaved all day over, but I won’t tell them the truth if you don’t! My brother-in-law exclaimed it’s like eating a strawberry but in cake form! I like his thinking!
Easy Fresh Strawberry Cake
Ingredients
- 1 (16.25 oz) package white cake mix
- 1 (.3 oz) package sugar-free strawberry jello
- 4 egg whites
- 1/3 c. canola oil
- 1 c. frozen unsweetened strawberries, thawed
- 1/2 c. water
- 1/3 c. butter, softened
- 2 1/3 c. confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
1. Grease & flour two 9 in. round pans. In a large bowl combine cake mix & gelatin. Add egg whites, & oil; beat until well blended.
2. In a small bowl or food processor, mash strawberries in their juice. Set aside 3 Tbsp for icing. Add water & remaining berries to batter and mix. Pour into pans.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the middle of the cake. Cool for 10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire rack and cool completely.
4. For icing combine butter and reserved strawberries in small bowl. Gradually beat in confectioners’ sugar until light & fluffy (I added extra confectioners’ sugar to make the icing a little thicker). Place on cake on serving platter. Top with half of the icing. Repeat layers.
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving Size | |
| Amount Per Serving | As Served |
| Calories 364kcal Calories from fat 139 | |
| % Daily Value | |
| Total Fat 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat 4g | 20% |
| Transfat 0g | |
| Cholesterol 14mg | 5% |
| Sodium 275mg | 11% |
| Carbohydrate 55g | 18% |
| Dietary Fiber 1g | 4% |
| Sugars 45g | |
| Protein 3g | |
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:
| Calories | 2000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Fat | Less than | 65g |
| Sat Fat | Less than | 25g |
| Cholesterol | Less than | 300mg |
| Sodium | Less than | 2,400mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 300g | |
| Dietary Fiber | 25g | |
Adapted from: Taste of Home
Photos Updated and Video added 5-17-17
Comments
Amanda
i agree with you – mondays are terrible. the cake looks yummy too!
Ellen Zames
I love strawberry cake!! Look delicious.
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Kim Bee
This looks so good. Yum yum!
Deb
could fresh strawberries be used?
Julie Evink
Yes I think that would be fine!
Barb
Do we measure the strawberries before or after they are mashed?
Julie Evink
Before!
Erin
Why sugar free Jello? And why only egg whites? Thanks!
Lisa
Can I use sweet jello and my egg yolks
Julie Evink
I haven’t tried it this way so I’m not sure. If you use egg yolks please google the conversion rate because you can’t sub them 1:1. In my opinions using just the egg whites gives cake a lighter fluffier texture.
Julie Evink
If you use egg yolks please google the conversion rate because you can’t sub them 1:1. In my opinions using just the egg whites gives cake a lighter fluffier texture.
SpinninJenny
For Lisa and Erin:
Think back to school and how to mix primary colors to make secondary colors. If you mix yellow egg yolks with red cake batter the resulting batter will be orange!
As for using sugar-free Jello, I think the cake would be too sweet with sugared Jello.
Jana
Sugar-free Jello is not unsweetened, though, so it might not make much difference. You’ll just have more regular sugar instead of sugar and artificial sweetener.
SpinninJenny
Julie, this cake is so pretty and I plan to make this soon. I wonder if there’s a way to adapt it to make a blueberry cake. I haven’t cruised the Jello aisle recently, so I don’t know if there’s something that would replace the strawberry Jello for a blueberry cake. My family loves strawberries and blueberries. I’ll have lots of blueberries from my blueberry bushes sometime in June (if I can keep the birds away). What do you think?
Julie Evink
I haven’t personally looked for blueberry Jello but I just googled it and it apparently exists so I would just swap that out and then swap the strawberries out for blueberries and you should have a blueberry cake! You’ll have to let me know if you try it!!
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This turned out so good! So good information for making a cake. I’ll need to use your tips 😉 this one looks amazing…
Gabi
Oh…. I’ve been looking for a strawberry cake repite for ever!
I tried this one, as it looks great… but it didn’t come out well… oh….. I’m crying!!!!
I know where is the problem: I didn’t want to use cake mix, and I just used flour, baking powder, sugar… as if I was makin a home made cake…. but it didn’t work out well!!!
Would it be too much to ask for a recipie with out cake mix!?? 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 But with jello!!!!! Thanks for every thing. I’ll keep trying….
Talia
Hi! I made this recipe but it came out a little too gooey. I was wondering, is the amount of Jello 0.3 or 3.0 oz? A package is 3 oz but the recipe says .3? Thanks!
Julie Evink
Hey Talia! Did you use regular Jell-O mix or Sugar-Free? The recipe calls for Sugar Free which comes in a .3 oz package. Regular Jell-O comes in a 3 oz package. If you used regular Jell-O that could be the reason it didn’t turn out.
Stacey duthie
Hi I’m about to try this cake, what is the uk alternative to sugar free jello mix? We have something called sugar free jelly crystals that you mix will water to make jelly or a jelly block that melts when you add water to it? Would either of these be suitable?
Julie Evink
I’m not sure there is a substitute for jell-o!