Drool-worthy Strawberry Cake, 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.
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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.
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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.
For those of you who can’t see the printable recipe above, here’s a screenshot of it!
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!!!!
Made this recipe into cupcakes to take to a birthday party at a club. OMG, the response was over the top! I had more than a few friends say it was “the best thing ever” and so, the next day I made more cupcakes to put the leftover frosting on and even sent little bowls of frosting for my friends to pour over the top of each cupcake! I’ll be making this dessert all summer!
The very first thing I read on this post was that your mother grew up in the Plant City area! I was born & raised in Plant City but have moved to El Paso, TX with my husband who is in the Army. We are actually leaving tomorrow to take a trip back home to good ole PC! So nice to see a yummy strawberry recipe inspired by my home town 🙂
I just made this with gluten free cake mix/flour and it was amazing!! I’ve been craving strawberry cake since I was diagnosed with Celiacs and this definitely hit the spot!! Great recipe! Thank you!
Just made this- wanted to let people know that it was done in 30 minutes not 45. Haven’t tried it yet 🙂
Just saw his and will definitely try it – however; we are enjoying an abundance of blackberries at this time – do you think it would work to substitute blackberries instead? I believe I could find blackberry or raspberry jello.
I made the cake and it was great. The only things I would change is the baking time to about 40 minutes(45 made it a little dry), and the amount of confectionary sugar from 7 cups to maybe 4 cups(test it as you put it in).It was very easy to make.
How long do you cook this cake if you use a bundt cake pan?
I grew up in Plant City, FL. Oh, the strawberries are luscious! This cake looks divine, definitely going to put it on my cake to do list 🙂
I was googling strawberry cakes yesterday and found yours. I made it for my daughter’s birthday party tonight. I baked it in the 9×13 dish but poured a small amount of the batter in a separate dish and baked it. We had the small one at work and it is WONDERFUL! I can’t wait for my daughter to try it tonight. I think it’s the best I’ve tasted. 🙂
I am excited for this one. I appreciate you making it available. I love making new recipes for partys and friends.
Just wanted to say Thank You.
I’m 35 years old and my mother has been making this cake for about the last 25 years! I absolutely LOVE this cake! With my birthday being on Valentines Day she doubles the recipe making one square cake and one round cake. She takes the round cake cuts it in half and makes a heart and then slathers on the icing.
Yay!! I’m from Plant City, and I cannot wait to try this recipe. Thank you for sharing it. 🙂
My mother has been using this exact recipe for over 40 years. It used to be my birthday cake every ear.