Written by Adelyse King
What is one thing many birthdays have? Cake! Today is my Dad’s birthday. Yesterday my mom and I started to get ready by making a cake! It was not just any cake. My dad loves strawberries, so we made him my great grandmother’s strawberry cake recipe. Everyone who tries it, loves it. Each summer my grandparents, parents, sister, and I pick strawberries from Reid’s Orchard. We wash them, cut off the tops, and add some sugar. Then we freeze them to use throughout the year for our strawberry cakes.
To make this cake, you need these ingredients: 1 box of white cake mix, 4 eggs, ½ cup of strawberry juice, ½ cup of water, 1 cup of vegetable oil, and 1 box of strawberry jello.
To make the icing, you need these ingredients: 1 box of powdered sugar, 1 stick of butter, and mashed berries.
To make the cake, first you need to preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Next, you need to put the cake mix, eggs, strawberry juice, water, vegetable oil, and strawberry jello into a bowl. Then, you mix these ingredients together with a spoon, not a mixer. After that, you pour the mixture into a greased cake pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. It is important to let the cake cool completely before adding the icing.
To make the icing, first let the butter soften. You also need to mash some strawberries. Next you add the butter, mashed strawberries, and powdered sugar to a bowl. Then you use a blender to mix the ingredients for the icing. The icing will be runnier than most frosting you are used to, but if it is too runny, add more powdered sugar. If it isn’t pink enough, add more mashed berries. Finally, you pour the icing onto the cake and carefully spread it across the cake! Some icing will pour over the sides of the cake and that is okay. Refrigerate the cake until you are ready to eat it.
My family thinks this cake is delicious! I think it is special because it is my great grandmother’s recipe and even though I didn’t get to meet her I still get to enjoy her delicious strawberry cake! I hope that one day I will get to make this cake for my family when I’m older!