This is a light and moist strawberry cake recipe sure to delight the strawberry lovers for dessert. The strawberry cream cheese frosting is perfect, not too sweet yet not too bland for the strawberry flavor of the cake. It can be frosted with chocolate fudge frosting instead of the cream cheese frosting, for those who love chocolate covered strawberries in cake form.
Strawberry Cake
Ingredients:
1 (18.25-ounce) box white cake mix
1 (3-ounce) box strawberry flavored instant gelatin
1 (10-ounce) package frozen strawberries in syrup, thawed and pureed
4 large eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup water
Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe follows)
Garnish: sliced fresh strawberries
Strawberry Cake Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease 2 round 9-inch cake pans.
2. In a large bowl, combine cake mix and gelatin. Add pureed strawberries, eggs, oil, and water; beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
3. Pour into prepared pans, and bake for 20 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
4. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.
5. Spread strawberry cream cheese frosting in between layers and on top and sides of cake. Garnish with sliced fresh strawberries, if desired.
Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (10-ounce) package frozen strawberries in syrup, thawed and pureed
1/2 teaspoon strawberry extract
7 cups confectioners' sugar
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
2. Beat in 1/4 cup strawberry puree, reserving remaining for another use. Beat in extract.
3. Gradually add confectioners' sugar, beating until smooth.
Other Awesome Cakes to Try
After trying this great strawberry cake recipe, give these other great cakes a try:
- Devil's food cake. A lot of people have tried angel's food cake, but what about its chocolate twin? Devil's food cake is just as delicious as angel's food cake, and makes for a great base for a poke cake.
- Biscoff cake. If you're a fan of Biscoff cookies, then this is a must-try cake for you! This cake incorporates Biscoff cookies into its recipe, producing a dessert that fuses cake and cookie together to make something truly delicious.
- Cake pops. If you have extra cake lying around or are willing to make a cake just for pops, give these a try! They're great for kids, since their small hands can handle them easily and they can be packed away in their lunches. Decorate them however you please!
- Pineapple upside down cake. This is a fun cake to make for summer! It's tangy and sweet at the same time, delighting all sorts of different tastes! Serve it at your next cookout or summertime party.
- Smith Island cake. This giant cake has eight to fifteen layers, alternating between cake and chocolate buttercream. It's a fun cake to make with kids; they'll surely delight at seeing just how tall this cake can get!
- Orange cake. Among all the basic cake flavors out there, orange cake doesn't get the love it deserves. This sweet yet citrusy cake is great with vanilla frosting. Given its flavor, it works great as a summer cake. If you're celebrating a summer birthday, whip this cake together for the party!
- Ice cream cake. On the topic of summertime, ice cream cake is another great option! Ice cream is often served with cake, so why not combine the two? You can grab a store-bought ice cream cake; if you do, try to support a local ice cream stand with your purchase. Or, try making your own! Just be sure to defrost the cake far enough in advance of the cake cutting. If you don't, the cake will be very hard to cut.
- Blackout cake. This is a chocolate cake filled with chocolate pudding. If you want to add extra flair to a typical chocolate cake, turning it into a blackout cake is the perfect way to do it! The chocolate lover in your life will surely enjoy it.