Fresh Strawberry Cake

Total Time: 48 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 33 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box vanilla, or 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box yellow cake mix
• 1 (3 ounce) box strawberry gelatin powder (jell-o)
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 pint fresh strawberries (or 1 cup crushed fresh strawberries)
• 0.5 (4 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f degrees.
• 2 spray 9x13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• 3 give your strawberries a good rinse then gently dry them with a paper towel.
• 4 remove the stems and dice them up.
• 5 then stick them in 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.
• 6 in the bowl, combine cake mix with strawberry gelatin powder. mix until combined.
• 7 then stir in your oil, eggs and water.
• 8 once that is combined, add in 1 cup of your smooshed strawberries.
• 9 you will want to gently stir those in by hand.
• 10 then pour batter into baking dish.
• 11 bake for about 30-33 minutes.
• 12 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.
• 13 to make the frosting, mix together your softened butter and softened cream cheese.
• 14 it's easiest if you have an electric mixer. mix until smooth and creamy and lump-free.
• 15 then mix in powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk.
• 16 mix until smooth and creamy.
• 17 slather frosting onto cooled cake.
• 18 then slice and serve. if there are any leftovers, you'll want to cover it and put into the fridge.