Strawberry Soda Cake

This recipe is a little different from the others. This is my DD favorite cake. I cannot count how many times I have given out the recipe. I like it because you make it up the day before. I have also used a butter cake mix with good results. I have used other brands also. Cooking time does not include overnight refrigeration time.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 16

Ingredients

• 18  ounces  pillsbury moist supreme classic  yellow cake mix
• 1  cup water (for this cake mix)
• 1⁄3 cup  oil (for this cake mix)
• 3  eggs (for this cake mix)
• 2 (3 ounce) boxes strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessert
• 1 1⁄4 cups hot water
• 1 1⁄2 cups  strawberry soda

• Frosting

• 3  ounces vanilla instant pudding mix
• 1 1⁄4 cups milk
• 1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Lightly grease bottom of 13 x 9 pan with cooking spray or use shortening and a flour dusting.
3. Blend cake mix, water, oil and eggs in a large bowl until moistened. Or, make as your cake mix directs if using different cake mix.
4. Beat with mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes.
5. Bake cake for 34 to 38 minute Remove from oven and cool.
6. Dissolve jello in hot water.
7. Add soda to jello mixture.
8. When cake has cooled but still warm, poke full of holes with fork. If cake pieces come with fork, just put back on cake.
9. Pour jello mixture over cake.
10. Let cool completely.
11. Mix pudding and milk together until thick. Fold in cool whip.
12. Spread on cake.
13. Cover and refrigerate overnight.