Easy Strawberry Cake
Ingredients
FOR THE STRAWBERRY CAKE
- 1 1/2 cups + 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 package of strawberry jello
- 1 tsp. white vinegar
- 1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 5 tbsp. vegetable oil or canola oil
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup of smashed or diced strawberries (can use fresh or frozen, thawed)
FOR THE STRAWBERRY FROSTING
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter*, at room temperature
- 4 cups powdered sugar, plus extra, as needed
- 1/4 cup milk*, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup smashed or diced strawberries (can use fresh or frozen, thawed)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8″ square baking pan. I also like to line my pan with parchment paper and then spray that.
- In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients - flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and the contents of one package of strawberry jello (I use about 3/4 of the package). Make 3 depressions in dry ingredients – two small, one larger. Pour vinegar in one depression, vanilla in the other, and the oil in the third larger depression. Pour water over all of it. Mix well until smooth. Gently fold in your mashed or diced strawberries. Pour batter into your prepared 8" square baking pan.
- Bake on middle rack of oven for about 35 minutes. Check with toothpick to make sure it comes out clean.
- Allow to cool completely before frosting.
- To make the frosting, in a medium bowl, using either an electric hand mixer or in a stand mixer, beat the butter until light and smooth. Beat in powdered sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth and creamy. Beat in the smashed or diced strawberries, until smooth and creamy. (We actually make this frosting dairy-free/vegan by using almond milk or soy milk and Earth Balance vegan butter.)
Notes
*One of the reasons we love this modification on our favorite crazy cake is because it has no eggs, butter, or dairy.
Recipe by Glitter, Inc. at https://glitterinc.com/easy-strawberry-cake-perfect-for-kids/