Today, I finally used some of those strawberries from the garden. I found a wonderful recipe for a Strawberry Sheet Cake, and it was absolutely berry-lisous!! Even the frosting was homemade, with fresh strawberry juice, while the strawberries were used in the cake itself.
Did I get perfection with this try? hmm, NO. My frosting was a bit too runny (note to self, next time try using cream cheese instead of powdered sugar). And, the cake fell apart on me. BUT, it’s the taste that matters most to me, and I have to admit (and I’m not just tooting my own horn), it melts in my mouth. Even Nathan had to pick at just the cake (no frosting), while we were preparing supper.
Strawberry Sheet Cake (with Frosting)
Cake:
2 Cups Self-Rising Flour
2 Cups Sugar
4 eggs
1 Cup Canola Oil
1 Cup Milk
1/4 Cup Mashed Sweetened Strawberries
1 Small box Strawberry Jello
Mix all ingredients and pour into greased 9×13 pan, bake at 350° 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Frosting:
1/2 stick softened margarine
3-4 Cups Powdered Sugar
Strawberry Juice to consistency
Mix all until smooth-may need to add more powdered sugar or strawberry juice for a spreading consistency. Mix well first before you add extra sugar or juice.
I’m thinking my frosting was too runny because I didn’t measure the juice, and I had tub margarine instead of stick, so probably got too my butter. I really didn’t want add more sugar to the mix, as it was already starting to get too sweet. Which is why next time I think I will use cream cheese instead of the powdered sugar and margarine.
This recipe came from Tennessee Home and Farm
Yeah, the frosting looks a bit runny but who cares if it tastes gooood.
Thanks for trying our recipe! We’ve had some concerns about the amount of oil in the recipe, but it appears that the strawberry cake turned out fine, just the strawberry frosting needed a little adjusting. Glad that it tastes good!
Jessy Yancey
managing editor
tnhomeandfarm.com
Thanks for stopping by Jessy. I love the recipes that are in the magazine. I keep those around and in my kitchen cabinet, just for the recipes.
The cake was absolutely fabulous! Even without the frosting on it, it was good. As a matter of fact, most of the cake was eaten without frosting. I did stop and get some cream cheese to make the frosting for the next cake. And I am going to try to up the strawberries a bit, as there just weren’t enough in the cake! I’ll keep you posted on the results of the next cake!