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.
strawberry cake
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!
Baked this cake yesterday and it is wonderful! I didn’t have the cream cheese on hand, so we had it without frosting and loved it.
By the way, I made it in a bundt pan and it came out great!
Hi I made your cake tonight and its delish! However my frosty came out a little runny so I wasn’t sure if I should pour it over the whole cake and it’d get soggy. Also how did you store your left overs? I put the frosting in the fridge and the cake on the counter?? Thanks! 😉
I put mine in the fridge to keep, but yours is probably fine. That icing recipe makes a ton, but mixed right it shouldn’t be runny. Add more powdered sugar!
i have been making this recipe for about 3 years and everyone loves it when i make it
I am excited to make this with my daughter tomorrow. We went and picked fresh strawberries today.. I hope it is as good as it looks. Thanks for the recipe..
My daughter and I made this cake yesterday and let me just say OMG….. I have 4 children ranging in age from 11 to 3 yrs.. They ALL absolutely loved it (which does not happen often unless it’s chocolate cake!) My husband has already asked me to make another one for him to take to work. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! for this awesome recipe, it was a huge hit here in NC.. I love Southern Hospitality, it doesn’t get any better that that.. Thanks again and have a wonderful day ya’ll..
Thank you, Heather for telling me your experience with strawberry cake. It is so good, I agree!!
I made this cake today and I thought it was just “okay”. I was expecting something great based on the title and the reviews, but it tastes too much like plain old boxed strawberry cake. The icing is really good though. I’m going to keep the icing recipe and use it on a completely homemade strawberry cake.
Hi there! Can you tell me what size cake mix you used? 16.5 or 18.25?
HI, Les, I’m sorry, but I don’t remember. Whichever one you think is standard size should work fine.
I’ve made this cake twice now and it truly is AMAZING! Everyone who has tried it has told me several times how great it was and asked me to make it for every family event ee have coming up! Its wonderful!
What does “TB” plain flour mean? Is that just regular flour? Or like self-rising or something?
Hey, Alice, that is a Tablespoon of regular flour, not self-rising.
Thank you! I am very excited to make this for my family for Christmas!
Plain flour? Is it all purpose flour?
Yes, Debi, all purpose flour. I don’t see why you couldn’t make it in a 9×13 pan. Careful, that icing makes a lot, so you might cut it down some. I need to make this again, it’s been too long!
Also, can you make this in an 9×13 pan?
Hi! this cake looks divine! I would love to try it but I’m not a huge fan of box cake mix. Could I make a regular white cake mix from scratch then add everything else the recipe asks for?
Shasta, I’m sure you could do that too. This is just an easy one for those who don’t cook from scratch.
Plant City … Parkesdale Market is my favorite. Can’t wait to try this recipe. Years ago my mother made a wonderful strawberry cake and the frosting had white sugar in it – if only I could find that recipe I would be in heaven.
Where is the recipe? I didn’t see it? Wanted to copy it! My husband would love this! Can you email it to me? Please
HI, Tammy, at the bottom of the post is a printable recipe sheet that I added in. It’s supposed to show up at the bottom of the post, so if you don’t see it, it might be your browser. Can you try another browser and see if it shows up? Click this post and see if you see it here, I went back and added the printable version to this earlier post too.
http://southernhospitalityblog.com/drool-worthy-strawberry-cake/
Your actual recipe is not showing up
Paola, can you see the picture I posted at the bottom of the recipe? In fact, I just posted it there. I don’t know why the printable isn’t showing for some folks, that’s why I put the picture recipe at the bottom.
Are you supposed to make the jello according to the box or just put the jello powder in with the cake mix?
HI, Morgan, just put the jello powder in the cake mix.
My mother has been making this cake for my birthday since I was a kid. Flash forward 35 years later, and 700 miles between us, I have picked up the tradition. Everyone I make this for adores it. It truly is a tried and true, longstanding Southern recipe that is quite special. Thanks for sharing with the rest of the world!!
P.S. It never fails to make me homesick either. Love you, mom. <3
When you say frozen strawberries, are they whole and do you thaw first?
Yes, whole frozen strawberries you do thaw them. I chopped them up in a food processor.
This is a Srawberry Jello cake, my Grandmother made this when I was a little girl (70’s), & I still make it. Love love love this cake one of my all time favorites. You can take bamboo skewer & poke holes all over the cake then pour the icing all over it. Man oh man is it good. You can bake it in a bundit pan also, or make cupcakes. It’s a very tender cake & so, so good.
I just made this cake and frosting and it was good except that the cake was thin and fence and it had to do with all that oil, 3/4C of oil! The last time I go by a recipe that doesn’t sound right to me!