Delicious Strawberry Cake And Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box cake mix
• 1 (3 ounce) box strawberry gelatin
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen strawberries in syrup, thawed and pureed
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen strawberries in syrup, thawed and pureed
• 1/2 teaspoon strawberry extract
• 7 cups confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350'.
• 2 lightly grease 2 round 9 inch cake pans and lightly flour insides.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix and strawberry gelatin.
• 4 add strawberries, eggs,oil, and water.
• 5 using a electric hand mixer ( or a kitchen aid mixer) beat on medium speed until smooth.
• 6 pour into greased prepared pans and bake in oven for 20 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 7 let cool in pans for 10 minutes.
• 8 remove from pans and let cool completely on a wire rack.
• 9 when the cakes are cooling prepare the strawberry cream cheese frosting.
• 10 in another large mixing bowl using a electric hand mixer (or kitchen aid mixer), beat together butter and cream cheese on medium speed until creamy.
• 11 add in 1/4c. strawberry puree, reserving the remaining for another use.
• 12 add in the strawberry extract.
• 13 slowly add in the confectioners sugar and beat until smooth.
• 14 when the cake rounds have cooled spread the strawberry frosting in between layers and on top and sides of cake.
• 15 garnish with sliced fresh strawberries, if desired.
• 16 note: for pinker frosting add 2 to 3 drops of red food coloring to the frosting.