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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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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.

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!)
Easy Strawberry Cake. 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.
Easy Strawberry Cake recipe. dessert. 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.
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 recipe. 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.

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.
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 cake mix to make it work. Everything else remains the same after these additions. 
  1. You can purchase two cake mixes. Use one complete 15.25 package plus measure 3 ounces out of the second cake mix. Store the remaining for next time.
  2. 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. 

Easy Strawberry Cake via Call Me PMc, take a shortcut to this wonderful dessert and noone has to know!

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.
4.87 from 15 votes
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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
Author: Paula Jones
Ingredients
Cake
  • 1 18 ounce package white cake mix (use ingredients listed here NOT what is listed on the box)
  • 1 3 oz package 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
  • 1 8 oz package 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, drainedPLEASE READ POST ABOVE FOR ALTERATIONS
Instructions
For the Cake
  1. 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:
  1.  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 sizes2 -9 inch round or 9x9 inch square 28 to 31 minutes2 -8 inch round or 8x8 inch square 30 to 33 minutes3 -8 inch round 28 to 30 minutes ©CallMePMc.com All images & content are copyright protected. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If you want to republish this recipe, please re-write the recipe in your own words, or link back to this post for the recipe.

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Comments

  1. Has anyone tried this recipe with blueberries? I made cupcakes with this recipe for a baby shower and everyone loved them. Now my daughter-in-laws friend is expecting a boy and she has asked for blue cupcakes from the same recipe. Thanks for your help.

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  2. Does it reallyneed 5-6 cups os powdered sugar for the frosting? It seems like a lot of sugar

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  4. This cake was FABULOUS! My 6 year old requested a strawberry cake this year for her birthday and it took quite some time to find a recipe that didn’t include artificial colors/flavorings. This cake is IT. Flavor was amazing, color was beautiful – the frosting was a light pink and SO flavorful. Love it. It’s going in the family cookbook. Thank you!

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  6. Delicious recipe! If I want to make cupcakes, what would be adjustment of time?

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