Strawberry Cake

Courtesy of Debbie King of Wiggins, Mississippi

Yesterday I visited one my favorite Amish produce stands and returned with the most gorgeous strawberries! 

My good friend, Debbie King, had just posted a recipe for Strawberry Cake and I realized that I just had to share it with you. 

(My substitutions are noted with an asterik * and are italicized)


Thank you, Debbie, for sharing this recipe with us!

Strawberry Cake

1 box White Duncan Hines cake mix *homemade dry white cake ingredients will work as well, or a gluten-free cake mix
1 box Strawberry Jello
3/4 cup Wesson oil * butter, coconut oil or sunflower oil would my fat of choice
1/2 cup Organic Strawberries
1/2 Water or juice from strawberries
4 yard eggs *local, pastured eggs 

Sift dry ingredients together. Then add remaining ingredients. Mix until all well blended. 
Divide in 3 buttered round cake pans. Preheat oven @ 375 bake until toothpicks comes out clean. Cool completely. 

Strawberry Butter Cream Frosting
1/2 cup fresh goat butter (soft) *raw cow butter will work as well
1 box powdered sugar
1/2 cup organic strawberries
few drops of red food coloring *you could always simmer a few beets and use the concentrated cooled liquid as well...
Blen all ingredients together & mix until smooth.

Put 1 tablespoon of frosting on cake plate, add 1st cake then add frosting, continue on until all three are complete & all top & sides are frosted. Add strawberries on top for decoration 

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