Refrigerated Strawberry Cake

Michelle S.'s Note:

I made this cake once for a boy scout auction and it sold for $75.00! I wanted to say..."it's a cake mix!" but of course I didn't. Sometimes cake mixes can make fantastic desserts...this is one of them!

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 1 (18 ounce) package strawberry cake mix
• 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1⁄3; cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 1⁄3; cups water (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen sweetened strawberries , thawed
• 1 (4 ounce) package vanilla instant pudding mix
• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups Cool Whip , thawed
• fresh strawberries , sliced and fanned
• mint leaf

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Flour and grease a 13x9 inch pan.
3. Prepare cake according to package directions.
4. Poke holes at 1" intervals with wooden spoon handle.
5. Puree strawberries in blender.
6. Evenly spoon strawberries over cake slowly, allowing pureed fruit to soak into holes.
7. Prepare pudding using only 1 cup of milk.
8. Fold in cool whip.
9. Carefully spread over cake after all fruit has soaked in (VERY IMPORTANT).
10. Place in refrigerator for at least 4 hours before serving.
11. Decorate with fanned berries and mint leaves.

Reviews

[Laura70]

Nice moist cake full of strawberry flavor. Next time I will make the holes in the cake bigger because my strawberries did not really absorb into the cake.

[Amber of AZ]

Wow! Potscrubber was not kidding. This cake is fabulous and so simple to make. I love that this is best served cold. It is so refreshing in the hot Arizona climate. Also, it smells so fresh and yummy. I was worried that the cake would be too sweet, but it was perfectly sweetened and all of the flavors went together very well. Thanks Michelle S.

[Pineapple]

Not exactly as good as I thought it would be after reading all the rave reviews - probably won't bake this again. Just nothing special - my personal opinion.