Granny's Strawberry Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 box yellow cake mix or 1 box cake mix
• 1 (3 ounce) box strawberry gelatin
• 1 1/4 cups frozen strawberries with sugar (thawed)
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil (i prefer olive oil)
• 4 eggs
• 1 dash salt
• crisco, for greasing cake pans
• 3/8 cup butter (room temperature)
• 1/2 cup drained frozen strawberries (thawed)
• 1 (1 lb) box powdered sugar
• 1 dash salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°.
• 2 grease cake pans (2 or 3- 8 inch or 2- 9 inch) with crisco.
• 3 use two or three tablespoons of cake mix to dust the greased cake pans.
• 4 in a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix and gelatin and salt.
• 5 add oil and start mixer, slowly adding strawberries then the eggs 1 at a time and mix until well blended.
• 6 divide cake mix equally between two or three cake pans.
• 7 quickly place cake pans in the oven and immediately reduce heat to 350º.
• 8 follow cooking chart on cake mix box for pan size you choose, checking at shortest cooking time and watching carefully to prevent scorching.
• 9 cool in pan, on wire rack for 15 minutes.
• 10 remove from pan.
• 11 i like to place the layers on wax or parchment paper or paper towels for easier handling to prevent cracking.
• 12 for frosting: mix butter on low speed for 1 or 2 minutes.
• 13 add 1/2 the sugar and mix then the remaining sugar, strawberries and a dash of salt to the butter and mix until well blended.
• 14 about 4 minutes.
• 15 when cake is completely cool, place one layer on cake plate and put a thin layer of frosting on top.
• 16 place the second layer on the first and put a thin layer of frosting on it.
• 17 top with the third layer and frost top and sides with remaining frosting.
• 18 if you only make two layers use a thicker layer of frosting between the two layers.
• 19 allow cake to sit for at least four to six hours before serving.
• 20 overnight is much better.