Granny’s Strawberry Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Description

Passed down from my great-grandmother, Jessie, friends and family are always excited to see me walk in with this cake! It’s a crowd pleaser every time! The most moist strawberry cake with cream cheese frosting you’ll ever eat!

Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) package frozen unsweetened strawberries, thawed
  • 1 (15.25 ounce) package white cake mix
  • 1 (6 ounce) package strawberry-flavored gelatin mix
  • 4 large eggs
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 ¼ cups powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch round pans.
  2. Muddle thawed strawberries in a bowl. Reserve 1/4 cup for frosting.
  3. Mix white cake mix and gelatin mix together in a bowl. Add strawberries
  4. eggs
  5. oil
  6. and water and beat until well combined. Divide batter evenly between the prepared cake pans.
  7. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each layer comes out clean
  8. 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool
  9. about 30 minutes.
  10. Beat cream cheese and butter together in a bowl; mix in reserved strawberries and vanilla extract. Beat in powdered sugar until combined.
  11. Sandwich cake layers with frosting; spread remaining frosting over the top and sides.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Servings: 12

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