STRAWBERRY CAKE by Granny Joyce

I cook mine in a bar pan because we like our cake thin and covered with icing. If you do this the cooking time is less about 20-25 minutes.

CAKE: 1 package white cake mix 1 small package of gelatin, strawberry 10 ounce package frozen strawberries in juice  (1/2 for cake and 1/2 for icing) I get the the bigger container of stawberries. The more the merrier :) 1/2 cup water or milk- I use milk 3/4 cup oil (I use Grapeseed oil. 3 eggs ICING: 1 pound powdered sugar 1 stick butter, melted 1/2 package frozen strawberries I melt the buter in a pan and add the stawberries and sugar. and cook for a few minutes while whisking to get all the lumps out. I also us the bigger container of frozen strawberries. I like my icing more like a glaze. So I need the extra strawberry juice. CAKE: Mix jello and cake mix together. Add water and oil; mix on medium speed. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well. Add berries. Bake at 325 F. for 30 to 45 minutes in greased and floured 9 x 13-inch baking pan. I do mine in a bar pan because Allen likes a thin cake and not real thick, that way your icing is in every bite. If cooking in bar pan, the cooking time is only 15-20 minutes. Just keep checking with a toothpick.  ICING: Cream butter, powdered sugar and strawberries together. I sift the powdered sugar, melt the butter and strawberries and then I thin my icing out quite a bit with the srtawberry juice Spread on cooled cake. It makes the cake really moist. Both kids like this cake on their birthday. If cooking in bar pan, the cooking time is only 15-20 minutes. Just keep checking with a toothpick.