Traci's Strawberry Cake

I have some of the best friends. They willingly share their recipes with me and I'm so thankful for that. Here's one my good friend Traci shared with me. It's her strawberry cake and oh my, but is it delicious! It's kind of poke-cake-ish...but kind of not. Some of the yummy frosting you use after you poke the cake, but most of it goes directly on top. Use frozen, thawed strawberries for this because they are juicier. A great cake for a crowd or a birthday!!


Traci's Strawberry Cake



1 package yellow cake mix
1 3-ounce package strawberry jello
3 tablespoons flour
1/2 cup water
2/3 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 16-ounce package frozen strawberries ~ thawed

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease and flour 13 x 9 x 2 pan.
Mix together cake mix, Jell-O and flour.

Make a well in the center and pour in water, oil, and eggs.

Stir in half of the container of strawberries. Beat on low speed until blended.

Beat an additional 4 minutes on medium speed. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Immediately after cake is done and out of the oven, poke holes all over it then spread 1 - 1 1/2 cups frosting (recipe follows) on top. Reserve remaining frosting to use on top of cake when it's cooled.



Strawberry Frosting:


1/2 cup butter
4 -5 cups powdered sugar
Remaining strawberries from cake
While cake is baking, mix frosting and place in fridge.

Combine butter, confectioners' sugar and the remaining half of the frozen strawberries.

Beat on high speed until creamy.

Spread 1 - 1 1/2 cups frosting onto hot cake after holes are poked.

Keep remaining frosting in the fridge until cake has cooled completely, then frost.

Here we go!

Mix the cake mix, jello and 

flour into a mixing bowl.

Blend it all together...

...then throw in half of the strawberries. 

No need to chop. Let the mixer do the work!

Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

Bake, then poke holes all over the cake.

While the cake is baking, make up 

the frosting. Combine the powdered 

sugar and the butter.

Then add the remaining strawberries. 

Again...no chopping needed!

Spread a little bit of the frosting 

over the hot cake, reserving the 

remaining frosting.

After the cake has completely cooled, 

frost with the rest of the frosting.

See how pretty? And it's delicious, too!!