Strawberries and Cream Cake

Make a "berry" delicious cake with a little help from a mix. Be prepared for lots of compliments!

Prep Time: 15 min
Total Time: 1 hour 55 min
Makes: 15 servings

(45 ratings)

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Cake
1	box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix
1 1/4	cups water
1/3	cup vegetable oil
3	eggs (including yolks)
1	box (4-serving size) strawberry-flavored gelatin
Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting
2	oz cream cheese, softened
2	teaspoons milk
1 1/2	cups whipping cream
1/2	cup powdered sugar

1.	Heat oven to 350ºF (325ºF for dark or nonstick pan). Grease bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray; lightly flour. In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil, eggs and gelatin with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour into pan.
2.	Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
3.	In chilled large bowl, beat cream cheese and milk with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Beat in whipping cream and powdered sugar on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until soft peaks form. Spread frosting over cake. Store covered in refrigerator.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft) Follow High Altitude cake mix directions on box for 13x9-inch pan.

Special Touch

Make a patchwork design on top of this cake. Visually divide the cake into serving pieces, and place fresh strawberries on half of the servings. Whole, halved, diagonal cut and strawberry fans would all work well. Add a few washed strawberry leaves for variety.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving: Calories 320 (Calories from Fat 160); Total Fat 18g (Saturated Fat 7g, Trans Fat 1g); Cholesterol 75mg; Sodium 290mg; Total Carbohydrate 36g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 24g); Protein 4g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 8%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 6%; Iron 4% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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