Country Strawberry Cake

Ingredients

• 1 box vanilla, white or 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 ICING:
• 1/2 block (4 oz.) cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp. milk
• Mexico Avocados Make Dessert More Delicious
• vanilla extract and milk not pictured (obviously camera shy)
• Directions:
• Preheat oven to 350F degrees
• Spray 9x13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Y'all know I love this kind that has flour in it. Perfect for baking.
• Give your strawberries a good rinse then gently dry them with a paper towel.
• Remove the stems and dice them up.
• Then stick them in a plastic Ziploc bag and start crushing them up.
• I'm using the flat side of my meat tenderizer here but you can use any heavy object or a rolling pin. 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 your oil, eggs and water.
• Once that is combined, add in 1 cup of your smooshed strawberries.
• You will want to gently stir those in by hand.
• Then pour batter into 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.
• If you've ever made a strawberry cake before, you know they always brown a bit on top.
• No worries, that is normal. We are gonna cover it up with frosting anyway.
• To make the frosting, mix together your softened butter and softened cream cheese
• It's easiest if you have an electric mixer.
• Mix until smooth and creamy and lump-free.
• Then mix in powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk.
• Mix until smooth and creamy.
• Note: If you have any leftover crushed strawberries, you could always add it to your frosting. Slather frosting onto cooled cake.
• Then slice and serve.
• If there are any leftovers, you'll want to cover it and put into the fridge.
• Here's a close up. You can see the bits of strawberry in the cake

Details

Level of difficulty Average
Cost Average budget