Paula Deen Strawberry Cake Recipe
This Paula Deen Strawberry Cake Recipe is sweet, moist and bursting with fresh strawberry flavor.
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 1 box white cake mix
- 1 box strawberry gelatin
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup mashed fresh strawberries
For the Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 package cream cheese softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup mashed strawberries
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat oven
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and grease two cake pans.
Mix cake batter
- Combine cake mix, gelatin, oil, eggs, milk and strawberries until smooth.
Pour batter
- Divide batter evenly between prepared pans.
Bake the cake
- Bake for 28–30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool completely
- Let cakes cool in pans before moving to a rack.
Make frosting
- Beat butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, strawberries and vanilla until fluffy.
Frost the cake
- Spread frosting between cake layers and over the top.
Serve
- Slice and enjoy this fruity dessert.
Notes
- Use fresh strawberries for better flavor
- Chill frosting if too soft
- Add strawberry slices for decoration
- Use cupcakes instead of cake layers
- Do not overmix batter
- Store cake chilled
- Add lemon zest for freshness