Strawberry Cake (Doctored Cake Mix Recipe)
Oh how we love a big slice of strawberry cake, and today's moist & delicious easy strawberry cake from a mix is sure to become a new favorite.
We have a couple of fabulous scratch strawberry cake recipes that we love, but sometimes you need a tried and true doctored cake mix recipe that you can whip up in a flash & that is guaranteed to please a crowd. THIS is that recipe!
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Why we Love It!
There are many reasons to love this Strawberry Cake Mix recipe! It has been one of our most popular doctored cake mix recipes over the years. Here are just a few reasons why:
- Great strawberry flavor from strawberry jello as well as strawberry puree!
- Easy to Make, and consistently delicious thanks to the cake mix.
- Tastes amazing with so many fillings and frostings (from sliced strawberries and whipped cream, to cooked strawberry filling, strawberry buttercream, and more!)
- Works well for sheet cakes and cupcakes
- Perfect strawberry dessert to celebrate birthdays, baby showers, picnics, potlucks, and more!
Benefits of a Strawberry Cake Mix Recipe
We have tons of favorite scratch cake recipes in our Recipes section (homemade strawberry cake, strawberry pound cake, strawberry shortcake cake, etc.) and we have tons of fantastic doctored cake mix recipes too!
The plus of doctored cake mix recipes like today's easy strawberry cake is convenience and consistency- no matter how many cakes you've baked before.
Even with the added ingredients, this strawberry cake can be put together quickly.
The addition of extra ingredients to the white cake mix, like strawberry jello and especially real strawberries (whether frozen or fresh) give it the edge over a box of strawberry cake mix. It has the flavor and texture of a from-scratch recipe.
How to make an Easy Strawberry Cake
Although you can easily find strawberry cake mixes at most grocery stores, we prefer to use white cake mix and then add a nice flavor boost from both pureed strawberries as well as strawberry jello.
- This cake has received rave reviews over the years and we hope that you enjoy it too!
- To make this recipe, prepare three 8 inch round pans by greasing, flouring, (and we also like to add circles of parchment to the bottom of each pan).
- Next, add all of the ingredients including the white cake mix, strawberry jello, flour, eggs, vegetable oil, milk, and mashed strawberries/strawberry puree. (By the way, I love that this recipe calls for real strawberries rather than just the jello. It really does make a difference in the strawberry flavor)!
- Now, it's just a matter of dividing the batter between the pans and baking!
FAQs
It's safe to say that this easy strawberry cake is always a good idea, and is sure to please any crowd! Make sure to check out our other Cakes with Fruit as well as favorite birthday cake designs!
More Strawberry Cakes
If you're looking for more delicious Strawberry Cakes, don't miss these recipes! Also, keep in mind that this versatile strawberry box mix recipe works well for strawberry cupcakes(cake mix) too!
Enjoy the Recipe
Keep this moist strawberry cake mix recipe in mind the next time you are looking for birthday cake recipes, a baby shower cake, bridal shower cake, or just in the mood for a strawberry dessert!
Have you made this? We would LOVE for you to leave a ⭐️ rating as well as a comment and photo below! We really appreciate your feedback!
Strawberry Cake- Doctored Cake Mix Recipe
This easy Strawberry Cake from cake mix is fluffy, tender, and delicious. It uses real strawberries and strawberry jello for a delicious boost of flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix ( 15.25 oz) (432g)
- 1 small box ( 3 ounce) (85g) strawberry Jello
- 3 Tablespoons all purpose flour
- 4 eggs
- ¾ cup vegetable oil ( I used canola oil)
- ½ cup milk
- ¾ cup pureed ripe strawberries (You can substitute with frozen strawberries)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees, grease and flour three 8 inch round pans or two 9 inch round pans
- Put all ingredients into your mixing bowl and mix on low speed until the ingredients are blended. Then increase speed to medium and mix for approximately 2 minutes, scraping down sides of bowl mid way through.
- The pureed strawberries should be well blended into the batter.
- Bake for 30 min. or until tooth pick comes out clean.
Notes
This recipe works for easy strawberry cupcakes also!
Freezing: The strawberry cake mix layers can be baked in advance and frozen for up to three months. Individually wrap each layer in plastic wrap followed by foil. When thawing, keep wrapped for 30-45 minutes at room temperature before unwrapping and thawing to desired amount for assembling and decorating.
I made this cake but I was afraid of the extra water from the fresh mashed strawberries so I used CK strawberry icing fruit instead and it turned out AWESOME! And I used cream cheese frosting instead of buttercream. Thanks Melissa!
Hi Ashley, thank you for making your post. It is good to know that CK strawberry icing fruit works well with the recipe.
Do you think I could make this into a strawberry lemon cake by replacing some of the liquid with lemon juice?
Hi Kay, you will get more lemon flavor adding maybe 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract and the zest of 1 lemon........not sure how strong you want the lemon flavor to be
Excellent! I will do that! Thanks SO much, BeBe!
One more question...SORRY! I just noticed this is not an extended recipe. Can I add the jello and strawberries to the WASC recipe on this site??
I would love to know if I could adapt this to my WASC as well, Thank you in advance
Hi Tamara, we have not tried adapting the recipe but I think it should work. Using the White Almond Sour Cream (Extended Recipe) use strawberry cake mix, jello, and the 3/4 cup pureed strawberries. Change the 1 cup water in the WASC recipe to 1/2 cup milk. I would use 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and omit the almond extract. Let us know how it goes it you give it a try.
Never mind this recipe is FABULOUS! I have not had a good recipe til now. They either lacked flavor or they tasted fake. This is a wonderful recipe ( I like oil cakes myself) Thank you so much for sharing. I have a wedding in Dec and she asked for strawberry ( I almost died ) Her caterer said the bride isn't picky... I don't think people understand how hard this flavor is to get right. So thank you again you saved me on this one for sure.
Wonderful, I am very happy you like it. Thank you for posting your thoughts on the recipe and for your nice comments!!
Greetings,
I hope everyone is doing well, having a great day too :) Thinking of trying this recipe for my own birthday cake :)
Could anyone tell me if this is a good recipe to carve, just a little bit? and is it strong enough so It would allow me to put a second smaller cake on top? (I would be using dowels for support)
Thank you all for your replies
Happy baking!
Hi Sweetccakes, This cake is tender and soft because of the oil in the recipe, but if it is just a very little bit of carving, I think you will be fine. You can put a smaller cake on top because the smaller cake will be on its own cake board and that will be resting on the dowels, keeping the weight off the cake below. Hope it turns out great!