Easy Strawberry Cake tastes and looks like a bakery cake, but is easier than from-scratch! It’s full of strawberries in the cake and the icing. This cake is ‘easy’ because it starts with a cake mix, but don’t worry unless you tell no one will ever know, it tastes like homemade.
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Fluffy, moist, studded with strawberries, and easy to whip together, my Easy Strawberry Cake will be your new favorite.
There is nothing like a freshly home-made cake with lots of sweet creamy frosting.
This is my recipe box. Yes, it’s quite large and it’s not the only recipe box I have. This is the box of my family ‘favorites’; I also have a box of recipes that I want to try. And a binder of pretty entertaining and party recipes and tips. And, I have cookbooks.
So many recipes, so little time! One-third of these recipes are for desserts! I know, crazy, it’s my passion.
And, Strawberry Cake has been one of my favorite desserts for many years. It’s the cake I always wanted my Mom to make for my birthday (or anytime I could persuade her to make it!)
Cooking times for pan size
- two 9-inches round or 9×9 inch square 28 to 31 minutes
- two 8-inch round or 8×8-inch square 30 to 33 minutes
- three 8-inch round 28 to 30 minutes
I prefer it made in three 8 inch layers and iced.
But, if it’s easier in a sheet pan, by all means, you do not have to stack it.
Easy Strawberry Cake
June 10, 2018. I updated the recipe for the cake and the frosting. This frosting has the same flavor and ingredients, I made it thicker. The changes are correct in the recipe as written.
Please note also the original Easy Strawberry Cake recipe used an 18.25-ounce cake mix. For a long time you could still get the 18.25 size cake mix, but I have been unable to find it recently. Here are two options for adjustments to the 15.25-ounce, 16.5 or 16.25-ounce cake mix to make it work. Everything else remains the same after these additions.
- You can purchase two cake mixes. Use one complete 15.25 package plus measure 3 ounces out of the second cake mix. Likewise, if you have 16.50 or 16.35-ounce box of cake mix, make up the difference with another box of cake mix. Store the remaining for next time.
- OR: Use one 15.25 ounce cake mix PLUS add 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon baking powder.
I made it for the teachers at my son’s school and baked it in an aluminum 9×13
was much easier to transport and I didn’t have to go back and collect a cake pan.
The beauty of this recipe? Dump all ingredients in the bowl and mix!
I like using the whisk attachment for cakes. I think it incorporates more air into the batter.
Mix it all together and pour into pan.
I iced it with a Cream Cheese Frosting.
Easy Strawberry Cake
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Easy Strawberry Cake tastes and looks like a bakery cake, but is easier than from-scratch! It's full of fresh strawberries in the cake and the icing. This cake is 'easy' because it starts with a cake mix, but don't worry unless you tell noone will ever know!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, American/Southern
Keyword: cake
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 283 kcal
Ingredients
Cake
- 18 -ounce white cake mix (use ingredients listed here NOT what is listed on the box)
- 3 -ounce strawberry jello
- 1 cup fresh strawberries mashed or finely chopped (frozen can be used)
- 1 cup vegetable oil I always use canola
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 4 large eggs at room temperature
Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 -ounce cream cheese at room temperature
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature
- 5 to 6 cups confectioners' sugar more if needed
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream more if needed
- 1/4 cup fresh or frozen strawberries mashed or chopped fine, drained
Instructions
PLEASE READ POST ABOVE FOR MORE INFO
For the Cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray pans with non-stick spray. Place the cake mix, jello, strawberries, oil, milk and eggs in a large bowl. Mix 3 minutes, stopping to scrap down sides of bowl a couple times. Divide the batter evenly among layer pans or pour into 9x13 inch pan. For 9x13 pan bake 28 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. (Cook layers according to directions on box of cake mix.) Remove cake and cool completely.
For Cream Cheese Frosting:
- Mix cream cheese and butter until smooth. Sift sugar and add one cup full at a time to cream mixture. Add cream and strawberries and incorporate completely. Pour over cake and smooth out covering entire cake layer.
Recipe Notes
Cooking times for pan size two 9-inches round or 9x9 inch square 28 to 31 minutes two 8-inch round or 8x8-inch square 30 to 33 minutes three 8-inch round 28 to 30 minutes
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Nutrition Facts
Easy Strawberry Cake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 283 Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Fat 13g20%
Saturated Fat 8g50%
Cholesterol 79mg26%
Sodium 393mg17%
Potassium 78mg2%
Carbohydrates 36g12%
Sugar 19g21%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 370IU7%
Vitamin C 7.1mg9%
Calcium 120mg12%
Iron 1.2mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Jessica says
Can I use Yellow cake mix??
Paula says
You can. The color will be a little off from my photos but it’ll taste fine.
Michelle Chua says
When it says 3 ounces of strawberry Jell-O does that mean the strawberry Jell-O mix or already made ?
Paula says
powder form
Andrea says
Is it salted or unsalted butter?
Paula says
your preference
Britta says
do you remember the cooking time for the 9×13 pan?
Paula says
Hey I included all the cooking times in the post, scroll up a tad from the recipe
Ali says
I have gone through this recipe several times. I cannot find a time for a 9×13 pan. I can find the time for all the other pan sizes.
Paula says
For 9×13 pan bake 28 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Chelsey Thomas says
The jello we add to the recipe. Is this the powder form? Or mixed with hot water? Or actual jello? Lol silly question but don’t want to make any mistakes 🥰
Paula says
in powder form
K says
Can this be used in a bundt cake pan?
Paula says
I recommend following this recipe https://www.callmepmc.com/melt-in-your-mouth-strawberry-buttermilk-pound-cake/
Will` says
Can I leave out the jello? We try to avoid dye.
Paula says
I recommend this recipe for the cake if you don’t want to use jello. https://www.callmepmc.com/real-fruit-strawberry-buttermilk-pound-cake-no-jello-or-kool-aid/
Otherwise, just leaving the jello out, your cake won’t have a strawberry flavor.
Yoiris M. says
What if you don’t want to use jello is the ingredient measurement the same if you use strawberry cake mix instead.
Paula says
I recommend this recipe for the cake if you don’t want to use jello. https://www.callmepmc.com/real-fruit-strawberry-buttermilk-pound-cake-no-jello-or-kool-aid/
Otherwise, just leaving the jello out, your cake won’t have a strawberry flavor.
Vandana says
Can you easily make cup class out of this recipe?
Paula says
Cupcakes?? yes