Strawberry Boxed Cake Hack

Ingredients

• 1 box Betty Crocker vanilla cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 0.5 cup oil
• 1.25 cup water
• 12 oz whipped vanilla frosting
• 8 oz strawberry cream cheese (Add more cream cheese if you want enough frosting to cover the sides.)
• strawberries (1 container, chopped, for the filling)
• 1 lemon juice (Juice of 1 lemon)
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 0.5 cup sugar
• fresh strawberries (For finishing)

Steps

1. 1

   Prepare the vanilla cake batter according to the box instructions by combining the cake mix with the eggs, water, and oil, then mix well.

2. 2

   Divide the batter between two separate baking dishes, as shown in the video.

3. 3

   Bake the cakes at 375°F for 30–35 minutes. Remove them when baked through, then let them cool completely.

4. 4

   Combine the whipped vanilla frosting and strawberry cream cheese, mixing until well blended.

5. 5

   Refrigerate the frosting mixture. Add more cream cheese if you want enough frosting to cover the sides of the cake.

6. 6

   For the strawberry filling, combine the chopped strawberries, lemon juice, vanilla, and sugar in a pan.

7. 7

   Simmer the strawberry mixture over medium heat for about 40 minutes, until it becomes thick and gooey like strawberry jam. Let the filling cool.

8. 8

   Layer the cooled cakes with the strawberry filling in the middle.

9. 9

   Spread the chilled strawberry cream cheese frosting on top of the assembled cake.

10. 10

    Finish with fresh strawberries.

Notes

The source does not specify the baking dish size, the amount of fresh strawberries used for finishing, or the exact quantity represented by the strawberry container. Follow the cake-mix package instructions in addition to the listed ingredients.

Nutrition per serving

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