Description
A light, fruity dessert that captures the essence of summer with fresh strawberries and a soft, custardy crumb.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box white cake mix (plus ingredients on back of box)
- 3 oz. strawberry jello
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 8 oz. cool whip
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 16 oz. strawberries, sliced (optional for topping)
Instructions
- Prepare cake according to the directions on the back of the box using a 9×13 cake pan. Grease the pan well and line with parchment.
- Remove cake from oven and cool for at least 20 minutes.
- Poke holes in the cake with a fork, covering the whole surface.
- Combine boiling water and jello in a mixing bowl, stirring until dissolved.
- Add cold water and stir to combine.
- Pour jello mixture over cake, ensuring it fills the holes.
- Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
- Combine cool whip, softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla and mix until smooth.
- Spread the mixture over the cooled cake, and layer sliced strawberries on top before serving.
Notes
Chill after adding the topping for cleaner slices. Use fresh strawberries for best results.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1.5g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg