Recipe: Strawberry Cake and Fresh Strawberry Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

STRAWBERRY CAKE (USING FROZEN STRAWBERRIES)

CAKE:
1 (2-layer size) white cake mix
1 cup water
1 (10 oz) pkg. frozen strawberries, thawed and drained (reserve 1/4 pkg.)
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 (3 oz.) pkg. strawberry gelatin
FROSTING:
2 to 3 cups powdered sugar (as needed)
4 tbsp. margarine or cream cheese, softened
Reserved strawberries
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 9x13-inch pan or 2 (8-inch) square pans.

CAKE:
Combine all cake ingredients except reserved strawberries; mix well. Pour into prepared pans.

Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 35 minutes. Cool in pan(s) on rack.

FROSTING:
Combine 2 cups confectioner's sugar, margarine, and reserved strawberries. Beat with electric mixer. Add additional powdered sugar for a thicker frosting. Spread on cooled cake.

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FRESH STRAWBERRY CAKE (USING FRESH STRAWBERRIES)

CAKE:
1 box (2 layer size) white cake mix
1 box strawberry Jello
2/3 cup oil
1/2 cup water
4 eggs
1 cup crushed fresh strawberries, divided
ICING:
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) margarine, softened
1/2 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
Dash salt
1 lb. powdered sugar, divided

Lightly grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan or 3 layer cake pans. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F if using 9x13-inch pan or 325F if using layer cake pans.

CAKE:
Mix cake mix and Jello until blended. Add oil and water and beat 2 to 3 minutes.

Add eggs and 2/3 cup of the strawberries; beat 2 to 3 minutes. Pour into prepared pan(s).

For layer pans bake at 325 degrees 20 to 30 minutes. For a 9x13-inch pan bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Cool.

ICING:
Beat margarine and cream cheese with salt until smooth. Gradually beat in 1/2 the powdered sugar, then the remaining strawberries, then the remaining powdered sugar until smooth. Ice cooled cake.

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Hi Jennine,

Here are a couple of recipes for you to check out. They have cream cheese frostings but I don't see any reason why you couldn't substitute whipped cream or Cool Whip for that. Or maybe even fold some Cool Whip into the cream cheese frosting just to lighten it.

Happy Baking!

Betsy