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Fresh Strawberry Cake decorated with sliced strawberries and blueberries.
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5 from 20 votes

Fresh Strawberry Cake

This Fresh Strawberry Cake is a great summer dessert, loaded with fresh strawberries in both the cake and frosting! Perfect for a family get together.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cake, Strawberries
Servings: 12
Calories: 766kcal
Author: Elise Donovan

Equipment

  • 9x13 Glass Pan

Ingredients

Strawberry Cake

  • 1 box white cake mix dry, unprepared
  • 3 oz box strawberry jello dry, unprepared
  • 1 cup fresh strawberries blended
  • 1 cup oil
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 4 eggs

Strawberry Cream Frosting

  • 16 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 3/4 cup fresh strawberries blended
  • 2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup cool whip thawed

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place strawberries in blender and puree well (one pint size package of fresh strawberries was about right for both the cake and frosting).
    Fresh blended strawberries in a blender for for Fresh Strawberry Cake.
  • Combine cake mix and strawberry gelatin in large bowl.  
    Mixing bowl of cake mix and jello powder for Fresh Strawberry Cake.
  • Mix in 1 c. blended strawberries, oil and buttermilk.
    Mixing bowl with cake batter for Fresh Strawberry Cake.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each.
    Mixing bowl with batter and an egg for Fresh Strawberry Cake.
  • Pour into a 9x13 inch pan lined with cooking spray. 
    Baking dish with Fresh Strawberry Cake batter.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool completely before frosting.
    Baked Strawberry Cake, fresh strawberries, blueberries, with cutting board and frosting.

Strawberry Cream Frosting

  • Mix together cream cheese and 3/4 c. blended strawberries until smooth.
    Mixing bowl with cram cheese and blended strawberries for Fresh Strawberry Cake.
  • Add powdered sugar. Mix well.
    Powdered sugar added to cream cheese mixture for Fresh Strawberry Cake.
  • Fold in cool whip.
    Cool whip added to Fresh Strawberry Cake frosting.
  • Pour over cooled cake.
    Frosted Fresh Strawberry Cake in a baking dish.
  • Garnish with additional fresh strawberries if desired.
    Decorated Fresh Strawberry Cake with sliced strawberries and blueberries shaped like flowers.
  • Refrigerate 1 hour before serving.
    Pink Fresh Strawberry Cake frosted and decorated with strawberries and blueberry.

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Notes

  • This fresh strawberry cake recipe makes an awesome cupcake as well. To convert this recipe into a cupcake, simply pour the batter into cupcake liners rather than the pan.
  • You will need to adjust the cooking time down to baking for 15-20 minutes—just check for doneness before pulling the cupcakes out. Cool on a wire rack before frosting.
  • If you are a chocolate lover, this cake also works incredibly well as a chocolate strawberry cake. Just sub out the white cake mix and instead use a chocolate cake mix. Nothing else in the recipe changes.

Nutrition

Calories: 766kcal | Carbohydrates: 103g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 100mg | Sodium: 565mg | Potassium: 187mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 82g | Vitamin A: 640IU | Vitamin C: 20.3mg | Calcium: 178mg | Iron: 1.4mg