An easy recipe for strawberry sheet cake made with cake mix and fresh strawberry puree that is added to both the cake and the frosting.
Preparation Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Calories
374 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch sheet pan.
Step 2
Wash and hull strawberries. Puree strawberries in a blender. You should have 1 3/4 cups strawberry puree. Set aside 1/2 cup strawberry puree for the frosting.
Step 3
Combine cake mix, 1 1/4 cups strawberry puree, eggs, oil, and gelatin in a bowl. Beat using an electric mixer until thoroughly combined. Pour batter into the prepared sheet pan and smooth out the top.
Step 4
Combine butter and cream cheese in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Add 1/2 cup strawberry puree, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract, and beat until frosting is smooth.
Step 5
Frost cooled cake with strawberry frosting. Keep refrigerated until serving.
Step 6
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely on a wire rack. Strawberry Frosting:
Ingredients
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 large eggs
1 (15.25 ounce) package white cake mix
1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 (16 ounce) package fresh strawberries
1 (3 ounce) package strawberry-flavored gelatin (such as Jell-O®)
