Fresh Strawberry Layer Cake With Strawberry Frosting
Recipe: #3913
January 06, 2012
Categories: Desserts, Cakes, Strawberry, Baby Shower, Birthday, Brunch, Christmas, Fathers Day, July 4th, Mothers Day, Valentine's Day, Oven Bake, Vegetarian, Cake Mix, more
"This is an awesome cake! Place fresh strawberries on top of frosting for decoration if you like. I suggest to allow the strawberries (for the frosting) to drain for a few hours in a strainer after mashing. NO MORE than 3/4 cup or the frosting will be too runny"
Ingredients
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (201.5 g)
- Calories 725.5
- Total Fat - 34 g
- Saturated Fat - 11.1 g
- Cholesterol - 104.8 mg
- Sodium - 462 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 102.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.1 g
- Sugars - 81.5 g
- Protein - 6.1 g
- Calcium - 138.2 mg
- Iron - 1.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 2.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease three 9 inch round pans. Set pans aside.
Step 2
Place cake mix, strawberry gelatin, mashed strawberries, oil, milk, and eggs in large mixing bowl and beat on low speed for 1 minute (strawberries should be well-blended in with the batter). Divide batter among pans. Bake cakes until lightly brown (about 28-30 minutes). Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
Step 3
For the frosting; Combine cream cheese, and butter and mix on low speed for a minute. Add sugar and strawberries. Blend frosting on low speed until well blended.
Step 4
To assemble: place one cake layer on plate and spread top with frosting, add another cake layer and frost the top, add last cake layer and frost the top. Use remaining frosting for the sides of the cake.
Tips
No special items needed.
