Today we’re sharing a wonderful, simple Strawberry (Doctored Cake Mix) recipe for the Strawberry lovers!!
If you prefer to work with doctored cake mixes, or even if you just need a simple & delicious go-to strawberry cake that can be whipped up in a flash, this is the strawberry recipe for you!
Although you can find strawberry cake mixes fairly easily at the store, we prefer this white cake mix version which gets a nice flavor boost from both pureed strawberries as well as strawberry jello. We’ve received lots of great feedback on this cake and we hope that you enjoy it too!
While strawberry cake pairs nicely with vanilla buttercream, I especially love it with cream cheese frosting! Then again, I especially love just about everything with cream cheese frosting!
Strawberry Cake {Doctored Cake Mix Recipe}
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix (without pudding in the mix)
- 1 small box ( 3 ounce) strawberry Jello
- 3 Tablespoons all purpose flour
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil ( I used canola)
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3/4 cup mashed ripe strawberries
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare three 8 inch 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 3 minutes, scraping down sides of bowl mid way through.
- The mashed strawberries should be well blended into the batter.
- Bake for 30 min. or until tooth pick comes out clean.
As I mentioned above, we LOVE Strawberry Cake with a generous slathering of delicious Cream Cheese Frosting! We have two favorite Cream Cheese Recipes. Our classic Cream Cheese Frosting, and our Pipeable Cream Cheese Frosting which is a bit thicker and great for piping. Enjoy!!
*update: For a double dose of Strawberry Flavor, check out our DELICIOUS homemade Strawberry Buttercream! This recipe is bursting with strawberry flavor: Strawberry Buttercream Frosting
In addition to this doctored cake mix Strawberry Cake Recipe, we also have a scratch Strawberry Cake Recipe that we know you’ll love! Make sure to hop over and print or save a copy here!: Strawberry Cake from Scratch!
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Can you make it in 6 inch pans instead?
Hi Emma, Yes, it can be baked in 6 inch pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes
Unfortunately the manufacturer that makes cake mixes no longer make the 18.25; now they make 15.25. SO is there a proper recipe to make such a cake, like this strawberry cake, to equal to 18.25? What ingredients would I need to ad, like flour, and how much? If not that’s ok, just wondering. Thank you.
Will this work in a 9×13 pan?
Hi Mer, You will need 7 to 10 cups of cake batter for a 9×13 pan. I think this recipe makes about 5 cups batter, so you will need to double the recipe..
Could I use a Bundt pan for this recipe
Hi Donna, I have not baked this recipe in a bundt pan but I think it would be fine to do so. Lower your oven rack to the lower 3rd of the oven. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes check with a toothpick or long skewer to test if it is done. If using a dark colored bundt pan, bake at 325 degrees and shorten the baking time a bit probably 10 minutes, just keep an eye on it.
Since cake mixes now are only 15.25 and they used to be 18.25 do I need to add 3 oz. of cake mix out of another box when making the doctored Strawberry Cake ? Thank you, Lillian Little
Hi Lillian, I add from 3 to 6 Tablespoons flour to the cake mixes. In this recipe, I add 3 Tablespoons.
Will this work well for cupcakes? And if so how many cupcakes will this recipe make? Thanks!
Hi Chelsea, Yes, the recipe will work well for cupcakes. You should have at least 24 standard size cupcakes. Bake at 350 degrees for 18 to 20 minutes. Check at 18 minutes.
I’m trying to make a strawberry banana cake. Do you think I could substitute the fresh strawberries with bananas? Or will it mess with the structure of the cake?
Hi Beth, I think it may work because cakes using cake mix are so forgiving when creating recipes. Since I have not tried it, I cannot be 100% sure. Let me know how it goes.