Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Strawberry Cake

      This one is for my online bff, Amber~~

Strawberry Cake
1 box white cake mix
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 small box strawberry Jell-O
1 cup water
4 egg whites

Preheat Oven to 350 degrees.  In a mixing bowl, combine the dry cake mix and Jell-O.  Stir in the vegetable oil, water, and egg whites.  Bake 30-35 minutes.  Cool completely.

Icing :

1 box powdered sugar
3/4 stick butter, softened
1/2 cup strawberries, mashed and drained
4 drops red food coloring

Mix all ingredients for icing together until just combined.  Spread over top of cooled cake.

4 comments:

  1. I see someone else reads Southern Living! This is our fave.

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  2. Southern living? Was this in Southern living? I absolutely love this recipe. I would beg my grandmother to make this cake!

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  3. Yes, that's where Shawna and I first saw it and immediately knew we had to make it. This was about 2 or 3 years ago. Almost exactly the same recipe. I'm sure it's been around forever, we just had never had it until then.

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  4. That is cool! I love this recipe.. The jello makes it so tasty! The icing is just perfect!
    Aunt Carolyn must have molded our palate! Do you have any of her recipes? I need to email her for her cheeseball (S) recipes! YUM!

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