Strawberry Dream Cake II

dingy_broad's Note:

About the most decedent, rich cake you could ever want to eat. I came across it years ago, somewhere (I can't locate it again) and put it in my arsenal, and my boys request it EVERY YEAR for their birthdays for 5 years in a row. It's beyond belief!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 40 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 16

• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 white cake mix
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 (3 ounce) box strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessert
• 1/2 cup oil
• 4 eggs
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 16 ounces frozen sweetened strawberries
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 8 ounces Cool Whip

Directions:

1. For crust/bottom - Press in crust, 9x13 pan: graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup melted butter, 1/4 cup sugar, chopped pecans (if using).
2. For cake - Mix together cake mix, 1 cup boiling water, box strawberry jello, 1/2 cup oil, 4 eggs. Pour into pan over graham crust.
3. Filling - Beat 8 oz softened cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 egg. Drop into cake mixture and swirl with a knife. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes. Pour one carton thawed frozen sweetened strawberries over baked cake while hot.
4. Frosting - Beat 1 can sweetened condensed milk, 8 oz softened cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar together and fold in 8 oz cool whip. Frost after cake has cooled. Refrigerate.