My My's Strawberry Layer Cake
Serves: 6
Santos Walker
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
48
Spice
50
Sweetness
55
Sourness
43
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
2
Grease and lightly flour three 8-inch round cake pans
3
Set them aside
4
To make the cake, combine the cake mix, Jell-O, flour and sugar in a large bowl
5
Mix well
6
Add the oil
7
Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition
8
Add the water and the half package of strawberries to this mixture
9
Mix well
10
Divide the batter evenly into the prepared pans
11
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of each layer comes out clean and the layers pull away from the sides of the pans
12
Transfer the layers from the oven to wire racks
13
Let them cool, still in their pans, for 10 minutes
14
After 10 minutes, run a knife around the inside edge of each pan, then unmold each layer onto the racks to cool completely
15
To make the frosting, in a bowl, combine the remaining strawberries and the reserved juice with the confectioners' sugar and the butter
16
Beat with a mixer (or mash by hand) until smooth and well blended
17
Transfer the cake layers, one at a time, onto a serving platter
18
Frost between each layer, on top of the cake and around the sides with frosting