Mama’s Strawberry Cake Was a Hit

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Mama’s Strawberry Cake Was a Hit

December 26, 2023 by kellywalkerstudios

As a kid my favorite cake was my mama’s Strawberry Cake. I always asked for it for my birthday. I haven’t made one in years but for some reason I got it in mind lately to make one. At Thanksgiving my granddaughters asked if I would make Carrot Cake for Christmas and I said sure. They like my Carrot Cake….it’s my Big Mama’s recipe and it is really good! You can find that recipe here. But I thought maybe I would two cakes for Christmas. :-) And I did! The Strawberry Cake was a big hit and after posting a photo of it after I made it yesterday I got requests for the recipe. I am sharing it here. I was surprised when a couple of people said that they had never heard of Strawberry Cake. WTH???? Where have they been living? Or is it just a Souther thing? I don’t know….but what I do know is that it is a GOOD cake! I hope you will give it a try and enjoy it too.

Mama’s Best Strawberry Cake

Ingredients:

1 box white cake mix (18.25 ounces)
4 large eggs
1 small box strawberry-flavored instant Jello (3 ounces)
1 15 oz. package frozen strawberries in syrup, thawed and pureed (hold out ¼ cup of puree for frosting)
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil

For the frosting:
7 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 package cream cheese (8 ounces), softened
1/4 cup softened butter
1/4 cup pureed frozen strawberries held out from packaged used in cake
1/2 teaspoon strawberry extract

Instructions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.

2. In a mixing bowl, combine cake mix, strawberry Jello, pureed strawberries, eggs, vegetable oil, and water. Mix well.

3. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pans and bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in center of cake.

4. For the frosting, beat softened butter and cream cheese until smooth.
Add 1/4 cup strawberry puree and strawberry extract to the cream cheese mixture. Mix until combined.

5. Gradually add confectioners’ sugar, beating until smooth and creamy.

6. Once the cake layers have cooled, frost the cake with the strawberry cream cheese frosting.

7. Garnish with freshly sliced strawberries.