Nana’s Strawberry Cake!
Alrighty. After baking the worst strawberry cake ever for my son’s 21st birthday (read about it HERE , or we can just pretend it never happened…), I’m going back to our old family recipe. Nana’s Strawberry Cake. Straight from her vintage recipe box. You’ll want to keep this one.
I love seeing her handwriting on all the recipes…
Nana or Momma made this cake for all my birthdays. Served on the dock with a side of old-fashioned, homemade ice cream (hand-cranked with rock salt), this is the stuff of summer. We ate fast before the July sun created strawberry milkshakes. Sticky face? Jump in the lake for easy cleanup.
The cake is moist and luscious as strawberry cake was intended. It’s one of those “cheat” cakes because it starts with a boxed white cake mix and a package of strawberry Jell-o. Ask me if I care.
Nope.
I’ve learned my lesson.
One bite and I’m delivered back to my childhood.
Ingredients
- 1 package white cake mix
- 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry Jell-o (do not dissolve)
- 3/4 cup cooking oil
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup frozen strawberries (thawed and chopped)
- 4 eggs
- 1 stick butter (melted)
- 1 box (pound) powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup frozen strawberries (thawed and chopped)
Instructions
- Lightly grease & flour two 9-inch round pans or a 13x9 inch rectangular pan.
- Mix first five ingredients in a large bowl at medium speed.
- Add eggs and thoroughly mix.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
- Remove from pans and let cool before adding frosting.
- Mix butter, sugar and strawberries together. Add a bit of milk if you like gooey icing. (I do!)
And to my birthday boy, sorry you missed the real deal.
Yum!
Do you have a birthday tradition in your family? If you don’t, I highly recommend Nana’s Strawberry Cake.
Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.
There are some things you just can’t mess with! What the heck? Once a year won’t hurt.
Oh my gosh I’m so trying this looks amazing!
I know what you mean, that you love seeing her hand writing on the recipes, I have several of my mothers and I love seeing her hand writing as well. There was 8 of us siblings to share them..I love your family so much. I used to sit with Aunt Waymon when Frances had to be out, and when My Gary was born she’d kiss him on the back of his neck she said that’s the sweetest part, she’d hold and love him, lots of good memories of your family…
White cake mix and Jell-O. I think our grandmothers must have used the same recipe source. 🙂
Looks and sounds absolutely fantastic.
Holy Cow – YUM! Pinning!
That’s our recipe, too! And you’re right, you can’t beat it.
So glad you could redeem yourself-even if you have scarred your poor son! This looks amazing. I am pinning it for later. We have to finish the lemon cake first–with lemon jello!
thanks Peggy!
YUM! This looks incredible.
i love strawberry cakes! will have to try with my GF cake mix!
I would love to know how it turns out. I eat GF most of the time…
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This looks so yummy! I think i need some desert
Easy to make!
YUMMY!! Sounds perfect for a long weekend cookout 🙂 I might have to whip this up for tomorrow 😀
Oh YUM!! I’m looking for a cake to take tomorrow for an ice cream social. (The host is providing vanilla as well as banana home-made ice cream and asked for cakes. Wowza – strawberry cake plus banana ice cream sounds like a super delicious banana split experience! 🙂 )
Easy & delicious? I’m in! Pinning this to my dessert board pronto. 🙂
Looks delicious!
My daughter loves strawberries and I have never tried to make her a strawberry cake. This looks like a great one to try for her. #arwb
I am having a piece of Tate’s birthday cake with coffee, right now. Yum!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TATE ❤️