Dreamy Strawberry Cake
"I always make this a Valentines Day and usually in my heart shaped pans, but it is good year round. I especially like the frosting and have used it for sugar cookies."
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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8-10
ingredients
- 1 (18 ounce) package 2 layer size white cake mix
- 1 (3 ounce) box strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessert
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 4 eggs
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1 (10 ounce) box frozen sliced strawberries in syrup, thawed and divided in half (1/2 for cake 1/2 for frosting) or (10 ounce) box use 10 oz fresh berries, sweetened with sugar and set to develop a syrup
- 3⁄4 cup oil
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FROSTING
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
- 1 lb powdered sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
directions
- Mix together cake mix, jello, flour, eggs and water in a large bowl.
- Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
- Add 1/2 of the strawberries including 1/2 the syrup and beat 1 more minute.
- Add the oil and beat 1 more minute.
- Divide batter into 2 greased and floured 8 inch square or 9 inch round pans.
- Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.
- Cool slightly and remove from pans.
- Cool completely.
- Make frosting.
- Beat margarine or butter until smooth.
- Add the sugar alternating with the remaining half of the strawberries including the syrup beating until smooth.
- Add vanila and mix well.
- If frosting is too thick thin with a very small amount of milk or cream.
- Frost cooled cake.
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Reviews
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My family loved this! I need to adjust though. I made exactly as written, but I too experienced the too thin icing problem, it wouldn't stay on cake. Also I will use a 9 in pan, because the cake rose too high for the 8 in. and I had to cut aroung to frost. But I did get it finished by cutting off excess and refrigerating the icing. I guess next time I will use less syrup in the icing and more in the cake, and use 9 inch pans. I even added more powedered sugar and that still didn't work for me. But this is a great recipe, I will just adjust next time. Thanx for posting. -
This cake is so good, tastes like spring! I had too send slices with my daughter to school to give to her teachers to keep me from eating it all. I used fresh strawberries an sprinkled barely a tsp of sugar to make the syrup. -
I was at a gathering and there was a DELICIOUS Strawberry Cake there. I asked for the recipe and was told that I could have the recipe, but that she would leave out ONE ingredient, so mine (or anyone else's) would not come out the same as hers. That made me MAD and I was determined to find the recipe and make it. I found this, made it and it was PERFECT! It was the BEST and a BIG HIT at Bunco last night. Goes to show you that you can hide an ingredient, but you can't hide from the fabulous chefs on Recipezaar! Thanks! -
Yummy cake!! I chose to make this for my Father In Laws Birthday. I am usually the first one to go for something rich, or chocolatey but I wanted something a little lighter & fresher this time for some reason. This cake was great,I was really quite pleasantly surprised with the outcome here,it was very, very, moist and the strawberry flavour really stood out more than I expected. I goofed a bit on the icing though. I had about 2 cups of strawberries & syrup in total, I put one cup in the cake which I thought would be o.k. but I forgot to measure out just a little less than that for the icing, so it was a little runny. I then ran out of icing sugar before I got it to the right consistency! I had to let it set up some in the fridge and then spread some more on,so I was a little worried. In the end it was fine though,it tasted great and was a nice ending to our meal. My little girl loved the pink colour and said she wants the pink icing on her birthday cake!(coming up on Jan.22!)I can see how his would be a great cake in the heart pans for Valentines and will definitely be making it that way in the future!The icing would be great on the cookies too....(at the right consistency of course,lol!)I will use it on heart shaped cookies at Valentines also! Thanks so much Laurie! :) -
This recipe reminded me of a cake my mother used to make. Took this cake to work for a pot luck, not a crumb was left. Great recipe, thanks for sharing!!!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
LAURIE
Ottawa, 52
<p>Before I get to the details let me tell you how I rate recipes.....and tell you how I feel about others ratings! <br /> <br />5 STARS....This recipe was excellant, we liked it very much, the directions were very clear and if I made any minor substitutions I noted it. It would most likely be made again, many times! <br /> <br />4 STARS....This recipe was good, we liked it but I made changes either in taste or it was not clear in something, but I would consider making it again. <br /> <br />3 STARS....This recipe was not something that got approval from the majority. Either it just didnt work in preparation, directions, or taste. I will tell you why and would not make it again unless I altered it much! <br /> <br />2, 1 STARS.....I DO NOT give these as I feel they are NOT worthy....especially if the recipe previously had good reviews and by my giving a low one would jeopardize the ratings. I would appreciate this reciprocated with reviews to my recipes. <br /> <br />0 STARS....COMMENTS I will leave no stars and comments on something that did not work out for me and I will be honest and tell you why. <br /> <br />I DETEST IT WHEN PEOPLE CHANGE YOUR RECIPE OR DONT EVEN MAKE IT THEN LEAVE YOU LOW REVIEWS. PEOPLE WHO DO THAT ARE JUST BEING VINDICTIVE OR JUST PLAIN STUPIDLY CRUEL. Examples of some I've gotten would be: 1 star...This doesnt sound like something we would like 2 stars...too sweet for me, (this was on a all 5 star recipe). <br /> <br /> <br />Now for the details: <br />I was born, raised and still live in the same midwestern town where comfort food is what we thrive on, however my dream is to retire to the northwoods of Wisconsin.. (the sooner the better IMHO)! <br /> <br />I relish a recipe that is simple, quick and tastes great as I am a divorced mom to 4 very busy, active young adults (27, 25, 20 year old daughters and a 21 year old son.) Cooking time is at a premium as everyone is so busy, I never usually know who will be at my house for supper! I also try to find things that will reheat well. <br /> <br />I have worked for 30 years in the accounting field and presently semi retired. It is very nice for a change to not have to deal with the everyday stress of deadlines and office politics! It has been great cooking for pleasure, at my leisure, instead of to feed the troops! <br /> <br />Cooking relaxes me so I do it often and I love to cook for people who appreciate it. It is nothing for me to start a recipe at 10pm right before bedtime, and yes I have cooked all nite. Kind of a marathon!! <br /> <br />Cookbooks are my passion and I can't resist the ones that churches, schools etc. put together and well as the ones in the grocery stores. My collection numbers well over 2000 and where as some people go to bed with a good novel, my nightstand is full of cookbooks! <br /> <br />I love to bake and its nothing for me to make 15-20 different kinds of cookies and candies for the holidays. I guess that it has rubbed off on my oldest daughter who is a culinary school graduate and knee deep in pastry classes, hoping to become a pastry chef! <br /> <br />In March of 2002 I had gastric bypass, weight loss surgery and I have lost 125 pounds FOREVER, so now when I do cook it IS for everyone else to enjoy. <br /> <br />I love Zaar and all the friends I have made here, this sight is so addictive but yet so much fun! And the recipes aren't bad either..LOL! I know that in the years since Ive been a permanent fixture of this site I have acquired many great recipes and tons of cooks that I am proud to call my friends! I have also tried many foods that years ago I would never have even imagined.</p>
