Strawberry Cake
This is Matrey Law’s famous strawberry cake recipe. It’s light and filled withstrawberry flavor.
Equipment
- 3 8-inch round cake pans or 2 9-inch round cake pans
- 1 hand-held or stand mixer
- 1 cooling rack
- waxed paper
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box white cake mix like Duncan Hines or your own recipe
- ½ cup cold water
- ½ cup vegetable oil or canola oil
- 4 eggs
- 1 small box of strawberry-flavored gelatin (recommend Jell-O brand)
- 2 tbsp flour
- ½ cup frozen sliced strawberries from a 10 oz. package, thawed
Frosting
- 1 stick butter
- 1 lb powdered sugar (about 4 cups)
- ½ cup frozen sliced strawberries, thawed
Instructions
Cake
- Pre-heat oven to 350℉
- Prepare cake pans by lightly greasing the bottoms, then place waxed paper in the bottoms and lightly grease the waxed paper.
- Beat toghter until smooth the following: boxed white cake mix, 1/2 cup cold water, 1/2 cup vegetable oil.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Do not over beat as this will cause the cake to be tough and dry.
- Add box of strawberry flavored gelatin, 2 tablespoons flour, and 1/2 cup thawed frozen sliced strawberries`
- Add box of strawberry flavored gelatin, 2 tablespoons flour, and 1/2 cup of thawed frozen sliced strawberries. Beat well.
- Pour batter evenly between the 3 prepared cake pans.
- Place in oven at 350 degrees for 25 to 35 minutes. Check the cake layers with a toothpick to ensure that they are done.
- Cool in pans for 10 minutes, and then remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.
Frosting
- Mix butter, powdered sugar and 1/2 cup of the remaining strawberries.
- Beat until smooth and fluffy. Spread frosting over tops and sides of cake.
Notes
- When making the frosting, avoid using too much liquid from the frozen strawberries. This will make your frosting too runny.
- This cake keeps well and is often better a day or two later.
Nutrition
Calories: 347kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 3gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 115mgPotassium: 25mgFiber: 0.03gSugar: 43gVitamin A: 315IUCalcium: 11mgIron: 0.4mg
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content may vary depending on the brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and other factors.
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