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Simple Strawberry Cake

Submited By:

Anita Champagne

Ingredients:

1 Box White Cake Mix
1 3oz Box Strawberry Jell-O
1 10 oz Box Sweet Frozen Strawberries – drained, keep juice
      (Save ¼ cup of drained Strawberries for icing)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees


Mix Jell-O packet into dry cake mix.
Prepare white cake mix AS DIRECTED  EXCEPT, use strawberry juice and water to make up the amount of liquid needed
(i.e. if directions call for 1 ¼ cup of water, use 1 cup of 
water and ¼ cup of strawberry juice).
Add drained strawberries (Be sure to reserve ¼ cup of drained strawberries for the icing).
Mix thoroughly.
Pour into 9 x 13 pan and bake 25-30 minutes.
Cake is done when toothpick comes out clean.
Do not over bake.Cool thoroughly before icing.
Cake must be stored in the refrigerator.
 Yield 15.

Topping:

Strawberry Icing

1 Stick Margarine – room temp.
12 oz Cream Cheese
2 tsp. Vanilla
2 cups Powdered Sugar
¼ cup Sweet Frozen Strawberries – drained (reserved)

Topping Directions:

Cream margarine, cream cheese and vanilla.
Add powdered sugar.
Beat until very smooth.
Fold in drained Strawberries.
Enough for one cake iced thick.

Notes:

Top with FRESH strawberries if desired

Special Instructions:

Make sure you chill this cake.  It is so simple and delicious!