Easy Fresh Strawberry Cake

Easy Fresh Strawberry Cake , By www.uniquegiftstips.com .

Quick and easy layered strawberry cake that starts with a boxed strawberry mix! Topped with a homemade strawberry frosting for the best strawberry cake! #cake #dessert

Total Time: 45 Minutes,Servings: 12 Servings

Ingredients :

For the cake:
• 1 box vanilla cake mix (or white, yellow cake mix)
• 1 3 oz box strawberry gelatin mix (Jell-O)
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 pint fresh strawberries (or 1 cup crushed fresh strawberries)
For the frosting:
• 1/2 block cream cheese (4 oz) softened
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp milk

Instructions :

For the cake:
• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Spray 9 x 13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Give the strawberries a good rinse then gently dry them with a paper towel. Remove the stems and dice.
• Put strawberries into a plastic Ziploc bag and start crushing them up using a rolling pin or other heavy object. This will probably take you a minute or two.
• In the bowl, combine cake mix with strawberry gelatin powder. Mix until combined.
• Then stir in oil, eggs and water.
• Once that is combined, add in 1 cup of the smushed strawberries. You will want to gently stir those in by hand.
• Then pour batter into prepared baking dish.
• Bake for about 30-33 minutes.
• Oven times do vary so to make sure it is done, stick a toothpick in the center, if it comes out clean, it is good to go.
• Allow cake to cool completely before adding frosting.
For the frosting:
• Using an electric mixer, mix together the softened butter and softened cream cheese.
• Mix until smooth and creamy and lump-free.
• Then mix in powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk. Mix until smooth and creamy.
• Slather frosting onto cooled cake. Slice and serve.

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