Here are three amazing strawberry cake options so you can pick the one you want:

1. Classic Southern Fresh Strawberry Cake – moist, pink, full of real berry flavor
2. Easy Strawberry Sheet Cake (with Jell-O) – vibrant color, old-school potluck style
3. Fresh Strawberry Shortcake Cake – layered, bakery-style

If you want just one style, the Classic Fresh Strawberry Cake is the most popular—so I’ll start with that.

🍓 1. Classic Fresh Strawberry Cake (No Jell-O)

Moist, fluffy, and flavored with real strawberries.

Ingredients

Strawberry Purée

• 1 lb fresh strawberries, hulled
• 1–2 tbsp sugar (optional)

Cake

• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temp
• 1 ¾ cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup strawberry purée (from above)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ cup sour cream or buttermilk

Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• ½ cup freeze-dried strawberries, crushed into powder
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Make the Strawberry Purée

1. Blend strawberries until smooth.
2. Simmer in a saucepan over medium heat until reduced by half (thick and deep pink).
3. Cool completely.

2. Bake the Cake

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. Grease and flour two 8-inch cake pans.
3. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
4. In another bowl, beat butter + sugar until fluffy (3 minutes).
5. Add eggs one at a time.
6. Mix in strawberry purée and vanilla.
7. Add dry ingredients alternating with sour cream/buttermilk.
8. Divide batter between pans.
9. Bake 25–30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
10. Cool completely.

3. Make the Frosting

1. Beat cream cheese + butter until smooth.
2. Add powdered sugar and strawberry powder.
3. Mix until creamy and pink.

4. Assemble

1. Frost the first layer.
2. Add second layer and frost the outside.
3. Top with fresh strawberries if desired.

🍓 2. Easy Strawberry Jell-O Sheet Cake (Potluck Style)

Sweet, moist, nostalgic.

Ingredients

• 1 box white cake mix
• 1 pkg (3 oz) strawberry Jell-O
• ½ cup oil
• 4 eggs
• ½ cup milk
• 1 cup mashed strawberries (fresh or frozen)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix all ingredients until smooth.
3. Pour into a greased 9×13 pan.
4. Bake 30–35 minutes.
5. Frost with whipped cream, cream cheese frosting, or strawberry glaze.

🍓 3. Strawberry Shortcake Layer Cake

Soft vanilla cake, fresh berries, and whipped cream.

Ingredients

• 2 vanilla cake layers (homemade or boxed)
• 2 cups sliced strawberries
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 cups heavy cream
• ¼ cup powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Macerate berries: mix strawberries + sugar and let sit 10 minutes.
2. Whip cream with powdered sugar + vanilla.
3. Layer: cake → whipped cream → strawberries → cake → more cream + strawberries.
4. Chill 1 hour before slicing.

If you want, I can tailor it:
🍰 Super moist version
🍰 All-natural pink cake
🍰 Strawberry cupcakes
🍰 Strawberry poke cake

Just tell me your style!