STRAWBERRY-CREAM CAKE

Strawberry-Cream Cake image

Strawberries in the cake mix. Strawberries in the frosting. Sliced berries on top for garnish. This is how you win at strawberry cake!

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Dairy

Time 1h45m

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

4 cups small fresh strawberries, divided
1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix
1 pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Strawberry Flavor Gelatin
1 cup milk
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
3 eggs
1 container (16 oz.) ready-to-spread vanilla frosting
1 cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F.
Reserve 7 strawberries for garnish; mash remaining berries. Beat next 5 ingredients in large bowl until blended. Add 1 cup mashed berries; mix well. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch round pans.
Bake 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans 10 min. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely. Meanwhile, drain remaining mashed strawberries.
Spoon frosting into medium bowl. Add mashed berries; mix well. Whisk in COOL WHIP until blended. Stack cake layers on plate, filling and frosting with COOL WHIP mixture. Garnish with reserved strawberries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 230, Fat 12 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, TransFat 1.5 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Sodium 135 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0.7893 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 3 g