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    Home » Recipes

    Strawberries and Cream Sheet Cake

    by Patti Estep · May 27, 2022

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    Slice of strawberries and cream cake with a fresh strawberry garnish.
    Sheet cake with strawberries and cream over an individual slice of the same cake with strawberries all around.

    This easy cake with strawberries and cream is light and flavorful. Perfect for a summer picnic or anytime you have ripe fresh strawberries. It's a sheet pan cake recipe with a box cake mix for a simple dessert that makes 16 nice portions.

    Serving of strawberries and cream cake with fresh strawberries on top and on the table.

    You can buy produce in most grocery stores all year long. However, when you can get fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables the result is so much better.

    Bowl of sliced fresh strawberries.

    It's almost strawberry season here but not quite yet. Still, we are getting some pretty good strawberries from the south. Sometimes these strawberries are not sweet enough. So, all you need to do is let them sit or macerate in a little sugar. Not only will the sugar sweeten the strawberries, but it will also soften the fruit and draw out some of the natural juices.

    Sheet cake baked in a 9 x 13 pan with no frosting.

    Making Strawberries and Cream Sheet Cake

    This is a one-layer cake made in a sheet pan. I used a box mix and added a small box of vanilla pudding mix and an extra egg to make the cake extra moist.

    Food processor with chopped up strawberries.

    After the strawberries had a chance to marinate in the sugar I chopped them up a little finer in a food processor.

    Chopped up strawberries on top of a sheet pan cake.

    This made them so easy to spread onto the cake.

    Whipped cream with stiff peaks in a bowl with a hand mixer.

    The frosting is a basic whipped cream recipe with a little cream of tartar to stabilize the cream and help it hold its shape.

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    Cake with strawberries and cream in a sheet pan with a strawberry garnish.

    Keep one or more pretty berries to garnish the strawberry cake. You can make this easy fan shape by cutting little slices into the berry and stopping near the top. Then use the back of a fork or spoon and press gently to get the slices to fan out.

    Slice of cake with strawberries and cream and fresh strawberries scattered around the plate.

    Strawberries have a sweet delicious flavor on their own. They are low in calories and are full of great nutrition value. Paired with a basic tasty cake and whipped cream frosting you'll have a wonderful fresh dessert that you can feel good about serving.

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    More Great Strawberry Recipes

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    Serving of strawberries and cream cake with fresh strawberries on top and on the table.

    Strawberries and Cream Cake Recipe

    Here's an easy delicious and refreshing strawberries and cream cake recipe that tastes fresh and not too sweet.
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Additional Time 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 55 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 16
    Calories 255 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 32 ounces of strawberries chopped ~ 6 cups
    • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
    • White cake box mix
    • Box of vanilla pudding mix 3.4 oz
    • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
    • 3 eggs
    • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
    • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
    • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    Instructions
     

    • Beat cake mix with 1 cup water, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, a package of vanilla pudding mix, and 3 eggs.
    • Pour the mixture into a greased 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
    • Bake according to package directions, testing with a toothpick in the center that should come out clean when done.
    • Remove from oven and let cool completely.
    • While the cake is baking clean and slice strawberries.
    • Add 1/2 cup of granulated sugar and let sit in a bowl for ten minutes.
    • Then lightly chop in a food processor.
    • Make the whipped cream frosting by combining 2 cups of heavy cream with 1/4 cup of powdered sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of cream of tartar, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla.
    • Beat on high using an electric mixer for about 4 to 5 minutes until you get stiff peaks. Refrigerate until ready to use.
    • Once the cake is cool spread the strawberries over the top.
    • Add the whipped cream frosting next by spooning large drops all over and using a spatula to gently spread it all over the top.
    • Garnish with a fanned strawberry.
    • Keep in the fridge until ready to serve.

    Notes

    If your strawberries are very ripe and sweet you can skip the 1/2 cup of sugar.
    Similarly, you can adjust the sweetness of the whipped cream topping by adding a little more or less of the powder sugar.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 255kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 3gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 69mgSodium: 124mgFiber: 1gSugar: 16g

    Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    1. Joyce

      June 03, 2022 at 3:40 pm

      Hi Patti,
      Just stopped by to let you know I made your Strawberries and Cream Cake for Memorial Day! It was delicious and a big hit! Thank you for the recipe-it's a keeper-so yummy!
      Thanks also for your blog and all your recipes-you are appreciated!!!
      Joyce

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      • Patti Estep

        June 04, 2022 at 7:02 am

        Joyce, that is so wonderful to hear. Thanks for letting me know.

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