Ingredients

  • 1 18-1/4 oz (511 grm) Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe White Cake Mix
  • 1 3 oz (84 grm). pkg. Strawberry Jell-o
  • 4 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup (175 ml) Crisco Oil
  • 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) Unsweetened Strawberries, pureed/blended, less 2 Tbsp (30 ml). (Save this for the Frosting)
  • 1 8 oz (224 grm). pkg.cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) butter, softened
  • 1 tsp (5 ml). real vanilla flavoring
  • 1 16 oz (448 grm). box powdered sugar (confectioner's sugar)
  • 2 Tbsp (30 ml). strawberries, pureed/blended
  • 2 drops red food coloring

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 C.).
  • Cut out 2 circles of Wax Paper or Parchment Paper to fit the inside bottom of two 9" Cake Pans.
  • Place the circles in the bottom of the pans and then take solid vegetable shortening and grease the insides of the pans.
  • Mix all ingredients in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, on medium for 2 minutes.
  • Pour it evenly into the 2 prepared cake pans.
  • Bake for approximately 35 minutes on the middle rack of the oven.
  • Take out of oven and cool, in the pans, completely on a cooling rack.
  • Note: Make sure you cool this cake completely, or you'll have a mess!
  • Mix all the ingredients together in a large mixing bowl, with an electric mixer, until fluffy.
  • Take a little, about 1 tsp (5 ml), of the frosting and put it in the middle of the cake plate (This helps keep the cake from slipping as you work with it).
  • Take a knife and go around the insides of the cake pans to loosen the cake, to make sure the cake is not stuck to the sides.
  • Put the first layer of cake on top of this frosting, and peel off the wax or parchment paper.
  • Take frosting and spread enough of the frosting to cover the top of this layer of cake.
  • Put the 2nd layer on top of this, and peel off the wax/parchment paper.
  • Take the remaining frosting and cover the top and sides of the cake.
  • Refrigerate the cake.
  • About 30 minutes before you want to serve it, sit out to warm up a little.
  • Note: This cake freezes well.