Summer Strawberry Cake

If you love quick easy dessert recipes, then you will love this luscious summer Strawberry Cake!

One hot summer day we were at my in-laws and had this scrumptious cake.  It looked absolutely amazing with all of the big, juicy strawberries on top.  Just by looking at it, I knew it was going to be a keeper!  It definitely is the best strawberry cake recipe I’ve tried.

I have to admit, though, that it’s taken me a while to get this recipe posted.  I couldn’t seem to find the scrap of paper that I jotted the recipe on.  It’s really an occupational hazard for a recipe collector/food blogger, you know!

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This cake is a perfect summer dessert!  It reminds me of a Jell0 Poke Cake.  I absolutely love those!  They’re so light and yummy…just like this cake!  I can’t wait to have this again!  YUM!

How to Make the Best Strawberry Cake Recipe

This cake recipe is great because it uses fresh strawberries and frozen strawberries.  You can, however, swap out the frozen strawberries for an equal amount of fresh strawberries that have macerated in sugar for a little while.

Every spring we head to our local strawberry farm and stock up on all of the fresh strawberries we can carry. I use them to make jam, pies, Strawberry Salsa and this Strawberry Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing.

This recipe starts with a boxed cake mix.  Then you add a strawberry puree over the top and let it all soak in.  The topping is a mixture of whipped topping and pudding.  I love how the pudding gives the topping some heft.  Then the entire cake is topped with fresh strawberries.  It’s the perfect cake all around!

Fresh Strawberry Cake Recipe

Over the years, I’ve made this cake several ways.  Usually, I make it in a 13×9 cake pan.  It’s very easy and casual.  Not fussy at all.

Sometimes, though, I get all fancy and bust out my round cake pans and give it a little height.  It may look fancier but it’s still super easy to make.  Either way, you have an incredible dessert that’s super easy to make.

This is definitely one of my all time favorite strawberry recipes. I mean just look at all of those luscious strawberries!  YUM!

Recommended Tools for Making this Fresh Strawberry Cake Recipe

• Cake Pan 
• Strawberry Slicer
• Strawberry Huller
• Rubber Spatula  <= MY FAVORITE!

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Summer Strawberry Cake

If you love quick easy dessert recipes, then you will love this luscious summer Strawberry Cake!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword cake mix, strawberry

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Chill Time 4 hours

Total Time 45 minutes

Servings (change # to adjust recipe measurements) 12

Calories 212 kcal

Author Christina Hitchcock

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 box Strawberry Cake Mix
• 10 oz frozen sliced strawberries thawed

Topping

• 1 3.4 oz package instant vanilla pudding
• 1 cup milk
• 3 cups frozen non-dairy whipped topping
• Fresh strawberries

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 ºF. Grease and flour 13x9-inch pan.
2. For cake, prepare, bake and cool according to package directions.
3. Poke holes 1 inch apart in top of cake using handle from wooden spoon (or a drinking straw).
4. Puree thawed strawberries in blender.
5. Spoon evenly over top of cake allowing mixture to soak into holes.
6. For topping, prepare pudding mix according to package directions using 1 cup milk.
7. Fold whipped topping into pudding mixture.
8. Spread over cake.
9. Garnish with fresh strawberries.
10. Refrigerate at least 4 hours.

Nutrition Facts

Summer Strawberry Cake

Amount Per Serving

Calories 212 Calories from Fat 54

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 6g 9%

Saturated Fat 3g 15%

Cholesterol 2mg 1%

Sodium 265mg 11%

Potassium 81mg 2%

Total Carbohydrates 36g 12%

Sugars 24g

Protein 2g 4%

Vitamin A 0.9%

Vitamin C 16.8%

Calcium 10.7%

Iron 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Hi! I'm Christina, the chief cook and bottle washer here at It Is a Keeper! I scour cookbooks, recipe boxes and the internet to bring you only the BEST recipes and product that earn my seal of approval. It Is a Keeper is your source for quick, easy and simple recipes for busy families that are tried and true. Enjoy!

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