Easy Strawberry Cake
There’s something undeniably delightful about a homemade strawberry cake. Its vibrant pink hue and sweet, fruity flavor make it a favorite for gatherings and special occasions. This easy strawberry cake recipe simplifies the process, allowing you to create a moist, flavorful dessert without spending hours in the kitchen.
The cake is topped with luscious strawberry icing for even more strawberry flavor in every bite. This strawberry cake is sure to be a hit with family and friends!
By incorporating a boxed white cake mix and strawberry gelatin, this recipe achieves a rich strawberry flavor with minimal effort. Topped with a luscious cream cheese frosting infused with real strawberries, each bite offers a perfect balance of sweetness and tang.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
This easy strawberry cake combines the convenience of a boxed mix with the freshness of real strawberries, resulting in a dessert that’s both simple to make and impressively delicious. The cream cheese frosting adds a creamy, tangy layer that balances the sweetness of the cake, making it a crowd-pleaser for any occasion.
Ingredient Highlights
- White Cake Mix : Serves as a convenient base, providing consistency and saving preparation time.
- Strawberry Gelatin : Enhances the strawberry flavor and imparts a lovely pink color to the cake.
- Frozen Strawberries : Incorporated into both the batter and the frosting, they add authentic fruitiness and moisture.
- Cream Cheese : Forms the foundation of the rich, tangy frosting that complements the sweet cake perfectly.
How To Make Strawberry Cake
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and lightly grease a 9×13 pan with shortening and dust it with flour.
Mix cake mix, oil, eggs, gelatin, and water well. Add all but two tablespoons of strawberries to the cake mixture. (The two tablespoons are reserved for making the icing.
Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan and bake for approximately 33 minutes or until done. Allow the cake to cool completely
For the icing, combine cream cheese, butter, reserved strawberries, and powdered sugar. Blend well. Spread on cooled cake. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Store the cake in the refrigerator.
Recipe Notes
If you can’t find frozen strawberries, you can use fresh strawberries. Rinse 10 ounces of fresh strawberries, dice them, and sprinkle 2 tablespoons over the top. Stir. Let the strawberries macerate for at least 30 minutes before using them.
Easy Strawberry Cake
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix
- ⅔ cup oil
- 4 eggs
- 3 ounces strawberry gelatin
- ⅓ cup water
- 10 ounces frozen strawberries thawed and divided
Icing
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- ¼ cup butter softened
- 16 ounces powdered sugar
- 2 ounces strawberries reserved from above
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix cake mix, oil, eggs, gelatin and water well. Reserve 2 Tbsp. strawberries for the icing. Add remaining strawberries to the cake mixture. Pour into a 9×13 pan that has been prepared. (Lightly grease the pan with shortening and dust with flour.)
- Bake for approximately 33 minutes or until done. Allow to cool completely
- For the icing combine cream cheese, butter, reserved strawberries, and powdered sugar. Blend well. Spread on cooled cake. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Store cake in refrigerator.
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Ready to delight your taste buds with this easy strawberry cake? Gather your ingredients and start baking today! We’d love to see your creations—share your photos and tag us @SouthernKissed on social media. Enjoy every sweet slice!
Can you post the ingredients of butter cream icing , instead of cream cheese icing I can’t eat cream cheese
I hate that for you – cream cheese is so delish! You can get my buttercream recipe here.
This was such a special cake in our family! When Mama made it we could smell the wonderfully sweet smell of strawberries a block before we for home. Thank you for sharing this amazing recipe! Such sweet memories!
Thanks for visiting SouthernKissed.com and sharing your experience. Enjoy a slice for me!
I want to try this. I had a piece of strawberry cake at a restaurant in Tupelo, MS and have dreamed about another piece.
How fun is this idea! Looks yummy too… my boys would really enjoy this!
I’ve never actually made a strawberry cake….feels kind of odd saying that! This looks like a great recipe, I will have to give it a try 🙂
Would love you to share this at our Marvelous Monday link party 🙂
Love Easy Summer Cakes! Great Post!
Strawberry cake is my favorite!!! I always add strawberry jam to my batter and cream cheese icing! I’ll have to try this!
looks delicious! LOVE strawberry cake and cream cheese frosting.