And I’m not even kidding with that title! It totally is.
My mom grew up in the Plant City, FL area, which if you were not aware, is the strawberry capital of Florida, if not the US. So she was raised picking strawberries and eating an abundance of them. Maybe that’s why I love strawberries SO much. They even have a very fun Strawberry Festival every year, which I’ve been to one time and man, oh man, at the homemade strawberry shortcake that comes out of that Festival.
So began my quest for a worthy strawberry cake, after I decided I need to thaw and use this gallon of frozen strawberries my mom passed on to me. It was time to break them out. I went online and found several recipes that sounded delish, so gave one a try. I used one for the sheetcake factor (since I’m not fond of baking layer cakes). Anytime I can bake in a 9×13 pan, I’m in! So, I picked a recipe for the sheetcake and then found another one with icing that I liked better. Cream cheese icing, YUM.
It has a ton of strawberries in the cake and icing and the good part is, it starts with a basic white cake mix. That I love too, but it tastes homemade.
All frosted and ready to eat. Put it in the fridge to chill for awhile before you cut it.
And then it’s even better with some of those leftover strawberries dolloped on top. Oh myyyyyyyyyyy, was this ever good! Are you drooling yet?
This is now going to be my favorite cake to make. 
And it starts with a white cake mix, you gotta love that.
Best Ever Strawberry Cake
Printed from Cooks.com
1 box white cake mix
3 TB. plain flour
1 (3 oz) box strawberry jello
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup oil (I actually only used 1/2 cup oil & it was fine)
1 cup frozen strawberries, thawed and chopped up
4 eggs
Combine cake mix, flour, Jello and water. Add oil and eggs, one at a time, beating well between. Add strawberries. Beat 2 minutes. Pour batter into well greased and floured 9×13 pan. Bake at 350* for about 45 minutes.
Icing: Strawberry Cream Cheese frosting
(adapted from Paula Deen online recipe)
1 stick butter, softened
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
1 (10 oz) pkg. frozen strawberries in syrup, thawed & pureed
7 cups powdered sugar (I didn’t really measure, just dumped in a bunch, probably about 5 cups & mixed with the mixer – you can measure if you’d like. This made more than I needed and I couldn’t add it all to the top of the cake or it would run over, next time I’m making less).
Add freshly sliced strawberries with juice to the top for EXTRA flavor!
And prepare to have your guests fall all over you when they can’t get enough of this cake! Let me know if you try it.
I made this for Mother’s Day last weekend and it was a big hit. I’ve got a few pics of our special day that I’ll share with you too.
Added to Jen’s Tasty Tuesday this week.
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Thanks for stopping by! I'm Rhoda, from Atlanta, GA and I love decorating and DIY projects. Decorating a home doesn't have to cost a fortune and I've spent years thrifting at antiques markets and yardsales, finding those treasures that make a home unique. I'm here to inspire and encourage other women to find their own inner creativity. Won't you join me? 
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Yay! This recipe came at the perfect time! We picked strawberries over the weekend and now we have more than we know what to do with. I will definitely try this yummy recipe.!
Yum! I love strawbs too, and always have frozen ones on hand. Thanks for the new recipe, I will give it a try, but will be very lucky to get any in my house!
Flick
Ooooh…that does look great. So pretty too!
Chelsea and I are waiting for strawberries to come into season here.
Becky K.
Looks great! Can’t wait to try it.
Any dessert that starts with a cake mix is ok in my book. Your strawberry dessert looks delish! Yes, I’m drooling just looking at it. A piece right now with my coffee would be heavenly.
mmm! This looks great! Strawberries have been on sale here lately so I should stock up and make some cake! Perfect spring treat!
Thank you for the wonderful recipe…I plan on making it today..and My hometown is Plant City Fl….so sad about the berries this year~! I couldnt even find any here in DC.
Blessing’s
Ann
Looks sooooo yummy…but I don’t think I have enough WW points saved up for a slice of it:( Thanks for coming by Coastal Charm for a little visit! Hope you have a FUN day!
Blessings,
Linda
Love the cake recipe and I LOVE Plant City! My uncle use to live there and I remember visiting when I was a child and going to his strawberry farm and picking all the berrys we wanted! I didn’t realize until I was older how special that was. Thanks for the recipe. I am a lover of anything strawberry! I may have to try that strawberry icing on a banana cake too. I love strawberrys and bananas together.
BTW, I have a few days off in May and I am having a beadboard wallpaper party at my house! I have been wanting to add beadboard to my dining room, but was going to have to wait on dear hubby to help. Now I can do it all by myself! Thanks for the inspiration!
Blessings!
Kim
I make a very similar one, but the icing is thicker. Maybe you needed more powdered sugar? I don’t put mine in the fridge either.
Strawberries are the best! They will be here in our area soon – yippee!!
tina
Yea – I have a strawberry pie recipe, but not a good strawberry cake one….definitely looks drool worthy.
Love Strawberries! We’re going to the Washington Strawberry farm in Watkinsville, GA soon. Can’t wait to do all sorts of wonderful things with fresh – picked strawberries!
Kathy
MMMMM… now that look’s like some good cake! I may just have to try my hands at this one. Wonder if it would do well as a cupcake? Thanks for sharing Miss Rhoda..you’re the best
xoxox Susie
Just sent this to my mama…maybe she will make one for me for my birthday this summer!
This sounds delicious. Can’t wait to try it. Thanks for posting it. Perfect for spring and summer.
That looks so good! Love a good strawberry cake and the frosting! YUM!
Winter Strawberry Capital of THE WORLD, my sweet cuz!
Hi Rhoda! I’m seriously thinking about making this cake in the next few days…and noticed when printing up the recipe…there wasn’t the mention when the strawberries should actually be used in the directions for the cake itself! Did you use the whole cup of strawberries mixed in with the batter before baking?
Thanks for posting this! It looks incredibly yummy!!!
Hi, Amy, sorry for not getting back to this post before now, but yes, add the cup of strawberries into the cake batter before baking. Just mix it all in and bake.
Oh boy I can feel my hindquater getting larger by the second…LOL I just LOVE strawberries……this is going into the recipe book thanks so much Rhoda…..
I received for Mother’s Day from my son, a package of chocolate covered strawberries….some with coconut and white chocolate…oh my they are SOOOO very good and the size of your hand…..
All the best,
Kathy
ps you would be so proud of me….I got a vanity at Goodwill and am now in the process of doing it over…..I bought Periwinkle paint, can’t wait to see how she comes out !!! Hubby thought I was quite out of my mind…it was only 19.00 and quite UGLY lol !!!!
Yum! yes I am drooling!!!
HI, Amy, I put the strawberries in about the same time as the eggs, so that should work fine. I edited the recipe to add that. Sometimes those online recipes don’t fill in all the blanks, I’ve noticed.
Hope ya’ll will try it, it really is delish!
That sounds so yummy. A keeper, putting it in my folder right now. Please stop in and meet my friend Jacqueline, the editor of Romantic Homes, and visit her blog, she’s a new blogger! You will love her, Rhoda. xo Lidy
OH wow that looks so good! I will have to try that receipt. My husband was born and mostly raised in Plant City FL…that is until he was transplanted to GA. He too picked and ate many a strawberries!
YUM! Rhoda, this looks divine! Gotta love Plant City. I was through that area last week!
XO,
Sheila
Rhoda, this cake looks so delicious! I want to try it. Strawberries are in here now. In fact, last night I made strawberry jam. Have a wonderful week. Love & blessings from NC!
My Aldi had Strawberries from NC. Made the best jam ever.
Also, froze them since they were so reasonable.
NC Berries were wonderful this year!!!!
Looks wonderful and not difficult to make! I love anything pink!!
Being a “Plant City Girl” myself, I can tell you it’s the “Winter Strawberry Capital of the World” ! LOL I love anything strawberry for obvious reasons (one being family members are strawberry farmers here) and yes, you are right, that certain IS drool-worthy!!! Thanks for sharing, as I wipe my mouth!
That looks tasty!
That looks yummy! And too funny, Plant City is the next town over from me!
OMG YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a similar cake recipe, but my icing is strawberry buttercream!! oooohhh man it is good. as good as the delish strawberry cake at Edgar’s bakery, I think!
Jennifer, I just experienced Edgar’s strawberry cake today and got online to find the recipe. Would you mind sending me YOUR recipe? I LOVED the icing! mendamt516@aol.com Thanks!
This looks like the most delicious cake ever and your last picture has me, in fact, drooling. I can’t wait to try it! So glad I stumbled upon your site.
Just made this last night for Memorial Day company, and everyone pitched a fit over it…this cake is unbelievably good! I will also make one for 4th of July, and sprinkle a few blueberries on top along w/the strawberries for a red, white and blue dessert. Maybe serve on a white plate to get the white in, or spritz with some nonfat whipped cream (I laugh). I agree, this is as good as, or better than, Edgar’s. So glad I found your blog, Rhoda…thanks so much for sharing!
this is the recipe i grew up on as well. i still have the recipe card that my mom used to make this card. it is dated 1976 and has all the spills on it from when i was a kid. my mother-in-law also made this cake too. our dad’s love this cake and it is made for many special occasions. hope everyone loves it as much as our family. thanks for sharing.
Hi Rhonda,
I have a couple questions. Is the one cup measurement of frozen strawberries before or after they’ve been cut and could you puree them as well or is it better to cut them up? Also, I’d like to know if this cake stacks well? What is the texture like? I’m looking to stack and decorate it, possibly cover it in fondant. Thanks! I’m looking forward to trying it!
Chop up and make it a cup. I think you could pulse in a food processor too to mix it finer if you’d like. Anyway you cut it, 1 cup will do!
Mmm this looks SO good. My husband has a birthday coming up in a week I will HAVE to give this try.
I am also wondering all of the same questions that Joey asked back in July. My daughter’s birthday is coming up in 2 weeks and we are doing a Strawberry Shortcake theme and I think this cake will be perfect….but I am wanting to make sure that it will hold up to stacking and decorating! Thanks!!!
Hi, Jamie, I noted above to chop up 1 cup of strawberries & add right in the batter as it is mixed. As far as the icing, that icing with 7 cups make a TON of frosting, so you can either mix it with 7 cups or try to cut it down a bit. I couldn’t put it all on the cake. Be sure to mix in enough powdered sugar to keep it somewhat stiff so it will spread correctly. It really is yummy.
I do think you can bake the cake in round pans and it would be fine to stack and frost that way too.
I just made this for my birthday today!! It is WONDERFUL!!!! It did make too much icing but that’s okay…going to try to freeze it for the next time I make this!
Made your strawberry cake “twice” and it was a hit. Too much icing as you mentioned, in fact, I think I could have made 3 cakes with that amount of icing. Delicis!
Thank you so much for posting this cake recipe it looks so good! I was looking for a recipe for when my mother in-law comes that I haven’t met yet. : )
This is the exact recipe I use when making strawberry cake and everyone loves it.
I have been making this cake for years. The recipe I found was called Strawberry Princess Cake. It really is wonderful! It makes a great bundt cake and I use a little powdered sugar and some strawberry juice for a glaze. Great cake! Good job!
I make a version of this that is actually a little easier I think and I honestly made it without Paula Deene. I used a strawberry cake mix and added some chopped fresh strawberries and made cupcakes. I took a can of cream cheese frosting added one stick of softened butter and a box of confectioner’s sugar. I had thawed and drained a tub of frozen strawberies (with Sugar) and drained. (I think next time I’m going to almost pat them dry with good paper towels). The first time I did this, I didn’t drain them and there wasn’t enough con. sugar on eart to make it thick. This time better but still a little too soft for me. DEFINITELY REFRIGERATE. My next attempt is going to be with greek yogurt as the icing base. I’ll let you know how it turns out or email me and I’ll let you know. My family couldn’t get enough of these.
made this for co-workers who loves strawberry cake said this is the best she has ever had
Hi, just had to let you know I made the Strawberry Cake for a Baby Shower last weekend. It was fantastic and everyone wanted the recipe. Thank you so much for sharing!!!!