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Remember the Vintage Lace Wedding Cake? Well, this is the groom's cake that went to that wedding!
The groom is an avid hunter and he wanted a simple cake to reflect his love of hunting!
The bride sent me the toppers (aren't they hilarious?) and asked that I put them on a strawberry sheet cake with chocolate buttercream. The cake was between 3 and 4 inches tall - it was two 9"x13" layers with a generous filling!
So, they wanted to keep the cake simple... with only the toppers on it, and then decorate the table to reflect his interests... I think it was a fabulous idea and turned out great!
Anyway.... if you've been reading here anytime at all, you know that most of my cake recipes (especially for decorated cakes) are cake mix based (yep... and proud of it!). The strawberry cake for this order was no different... here's the recipe I use for Strawberry cakes!
It has Strawberry Creme Jello Pudding Mix!
Do you have any questions about this cake? Please leave them in the comments and I’ll do my best to answer and help out!
Durable Strawberry Cake
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- Total Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients
UnitsScale
- 1 18.25 ounce Strawberry Cake Mix (I prefer Pillsbury)
- 1 3.4 ounce box of Jello Strawberry Creme Pudding Mix
- 3 large eggs
- 8 ounces of sour cream
- ½ cup water
- ⅓ cup oil
Instructions
- Thoroughly mix all ingredients together.
- Bake at 325° for about 30-35 minutes (longer, depending on pan size), until the cake springs back when touched. Cool in the pan for 5-10 minutes, then turn out on a cooling rack and cool completely before frosting.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 30
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
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Megan
Cute! I will have to check out that strawberry cake recipe, sounds tasty! I love the way you used the ribbon tip for your border.
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Rose
Thanks Megan! I had to do a narrow border because I made the board almost too small and I was cramped for space... I fiddled with a couple of tips but I liked that look and it was different!
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Amber
This cake looks so good. I've never had a strawberry cake with chocolate frosting. I'm think I will have to try this very soon. Did you use a special filling on this cake or just the chocolate buttercream? Thanks Rose!!
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Rose
I used chocolate buttercream! Personally, the combo is not very appealing to me, but my husband LOVES it and apparently, so did this groom!
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Debbie W
I would think it would be similar to chocolate covered strawberries.
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Aliya Tudor
I just baked cupcakes with the strawberry recipe. The batter was very thick. Is this normal for this recipe or did I goof up something?
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Rose
Nothing's wrong!! The batter IS very thick!!
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Aliya
I made the strawberry cupcakes & your strawberry buttercream. Oh my. There's no shame in using strawberry quick in buttercream because its delish!
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Rose
Awww, SO glad they turned out for you!! Thank you for commenting - that makes me do the happy dance 🙂
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Ann
I am unable to find the strawberry pudding. What do you suggest?
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Rose
You could use any white pudding mix... vanilla, white chocolate, cheesecake flavored, etc.
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Tina
I also couldn't find the strawberry pudding. I'm using vanilla pudding and adding in a little strawberry extract for extra flavor!
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Rose Atwater
I bet it works great! I've also used cheesecake flavored pudding mix with great results!
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Ann
One more question with the strawberry cake mix. Do you use pillsbury cake mix with the pudding already in the mix? Thank you for your help
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Rose
Yes - I use the Pillsbury with the pudding in the mix and I still add pudding!
Patty
Have you ever tried replacing oil with apple sauce? Ive heard a lot of people do, but I'm just not sure if it would taste the same or be as fluffy. Any thoughts?
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Debbie W
Rose! I used your Strawberry cake recipe today and it was DELICIOUS! Everyone loved it! Of course I also used your crusting buttercream recipe. It's my go-to. 🙂
I posted a pic on your FB page. It was a sheet cake and a small 6" round cake covered in many, many sprinkles. It was for my granddaughter's 4th birthday with a rainbow theme. She's a girly girl and 'had' to have a pink cake. They also had a thick layer for the filling. Whipped cream with some cream cheese to make it sturdy and fresh strawberries. Thank YOU for sharing your talents and your yummy recipes.
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Rose
It was so pretty and I just loved it! I'm so glad the recipes worked well for you - it sounds like it was delicious!!
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sammie cope
I'm trying to find a wild boar grooms cake recipe , can you help me thank you , sammie cope
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Kristen Miller
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Loretta Machann
Hi Rose,
I made this cake the other day but it turned out gummy and sank in the center. Not sure what I did wrong. Besides the recipes calls for 18.25 oz mix and I belief my mix was 15.75 oz?
It looks delicious and I would love to perfect the recipe.
Thanks!
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Rose
Yes - you definitely need to adjust the cake mix size... see my post here for how to work with smaller mixes.
Depending on the size of the pan, you may also want to use a heating core or heating nail (I use them for 10" and larger usually), or wrap the outsides of the pans so it'll bake more evenly. I hope this helps!
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DJ
Hi Rose,
I made your strawberry cake two times this week. WOW! One friend said it was the best cake she had ever eaten.
Thanks for sharing.DJ
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mercedesjo
Hi Rose,
For cupcakes, how long do you suggest in the oven?
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Rose
I always bake mine for 18 minutes at 325°F.
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Jessica
Hi Rose,
I am trying to make the strawberry cake recipe for my daughter's 2nd birthday tomorrow but I can't find the recipe anymore. It was there earlier today, I am not sure if your server is down or what but if you could send me the recipe, I would really appreciate it!
Thanks!
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Rose
I had a little glitch - it should be back up now! 🙂
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Jessica
Thanks! I had almost all the ingredients in the mixer and I couldn't find the recipe! I was panicking a little!
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Sherry
Can I use yogurt instead of sour cream?
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Rose
Yes! My best friend uses plain yogurt in place of sour cream in my recipes and has great results!
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Sherry
Can I use butter instead of oil and milk instead of water? I'm making a wine barrel cake for my son birthday.
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Rose
Yes on the butter for oil. I've made that substitution with no problems. Probably yes on the milk for water but I've never tried that so I can't say with 100% certainty.
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teejay
lovely recipe,pls what can i use to substite for the cake mix and what are the equivalent of those ingredients in grammes or ml or tablespoon?thanks
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LaDoris Hill
I would love to make your cake tomorrow but I want to put strawberrys in my cake batter is that possible?
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Rose
I've never tried to add fresh fruit to the batter, so I can't say how that would work out. Sorry!
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Mignon
Hi there Rose.
I stumbled upon this recipe needing a good strawberry cake recipe and wanted to try yours out. Since I hate boxed strawberry cake, I adapted this recipe and used
1 Box Pillsbury White Cake Mix
1/8th tsp lor ann strawberry oil
1/2 cup fresh strawberry puree (left a little chunky)
strawberry creme jello pudding
1/3 cup oil
8 ounces (1cup) strawberry greek yogurt (with the fruit on the bottom)It tastes amazing. The color is more natural and I love being able to see the fresh fruit chunks inside. Thanks for sharing your recipe. I'm just going down the list of stuff to try. Im doing your crusting buttercream for an under the sea pull apart cupcake cake today too. 🙂
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Rose
Very interesting... thanks for sharing! What is the natural color of a cake done with fresh strawberries? I tried a recipe once and ended up with a mushy brown cake... it was SO unappealing.
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Diana
Hi Rose,
Thank you for always sharing! Do you think using butter instead of oil gives the cake/cupcakes a better flavor? Do you prefer one over the other?Reply
Rose
I don't bake with butter often, but here's a great article I read about that difference recently: http://thecakeblog.com/2012/05/is-butter-better.html
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Robin
I was wondering is cake a good cake to stack with?
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Rose
I do use it for stacking but it's softer than other recipes, so handle with care 😉
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saray
Hello, sorry for this silly question, but I was wondering how do you measure the sour cream, do you use a liquid measuring cup or you weight it. Thank you.
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Rose
Not a silly question at all! I do weigh it with a food scale but you could also use a liquid measuring cup - it will be very close to the same amount.
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saray
Thank you for your response. I already made the cake and it's delicious and I love the color too.
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Angela
My daughter is getting married and her fiance actually chose this cake all by himself. I cant seem to find this exact cake top for him, can you help me with find it please.
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Stefanie
I wanted to make strawberry basil lemonaid cupcakes. I think your strawberry cake may be my base cake for my experiment!
Thanks for sharing!
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Lynn Eason
I found your post on Pinterest. I see you took my original durable cake recipe (heartsfire aka Lynn Eason on Cake Central or on Bakespace) and made it your own with the strawberry. I've made this recipe with so many different variations of puddings and mixes and on occasion had to change the amount of oil to control the moistness. I assume that since you didn't change any of the extra ingredients that the cake was not dry. Kudos!
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Rose
Hi Lynn! I mean no offense, but I've actually never heard of you or your recipe. I'm rarely on CakeCentral and I've never heard of BakeSpace. I got a durable vanilla cake recipe from a baker in Louisiana (through my best friend) about 6 years ago when I started my business and I adapted it myself for different flavors. Maybe she got it from you... I don't know!?
I originally shared the vanilla cake here in 2010: http://rosebakes.com/vanilla-cake-recipe-wedding-cake-practice/.
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Lynn Eason
Oh I'm not complaining and I'm glad you enjoyed it. It is verbatim to my post on Cake Central from 2004. No worries.
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saray
hello rose, I love this recipe, but I have to make a 5 tiers cake. I was wondering if this recipe is good for stacking. Thank you.
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Lisa
How many cups of batter does this recipe make?
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Rose Atwater
I don't know exactly, but between 5 and 6 cups.
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Denise
Where do you find Strawberry Creme Jello Pudding at?
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Rose Atwater
Walmart is where I get it!
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Denise
Gotcha, thanks! 🙂
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Denise
I found it, and am going to try this with Strawberry icing with white chocolate curls. Mmmmmm!
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Tina
I LOVE this tip! I've had the Wilton strips for years but one walked off somewhere at some point (aggravating cause they weren't exactly cheap) and they take some work to get thoroughly saturated. The towels seem so much simpler! Thanks for sharing!!
(And congratulations on your recent magazine cover. The cake was stunning!)Reply
Rose Atwater
Thanks so much Tina! And I'm always happy to help 🙂
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Nancy
Baking time for strawberry cupcakes??
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Rebecca
Hi, I'm making a 12x18 half cake Friday and I want to use this recipe. Ive never done a half sheet before, so do you think I would need two of this or three?
Also, how do you store your sheet cakes if you make it the night before? Thank you!!!Reply
Rose Atwater
I'd do 3 batches of batter each time you want to fill the pan.
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Sonia Cortes
Buenos dias
En realidad prefiero usar todos los ingredientes naturales; en Colombia aunque consigo mezcla de torta no me gustaría usarla, podría entonces reemplazar por ingredientes de una torta casera? y el reemplazo del pudin cual seria?
Mil gracias por compartir sus conocimientos y felicitaciones por su labor.
Un saludo,
Sonia CortesReply
Anne
Rose, there are no more cake mixes that are 18.5 ounces. They are now 15.65 or 16.5. The manufacturers didn't think.we'd notice? Can you give adaptation of your recipe based on.the new ounces? I've found that all my recipes, even old ones, don't work with the lesser amount
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Susan at RoseBakes.com
Hi Anne, thanks for stopping by the blog! Rose discusses how she adjusts all her recipes due to the smaller mixes in this post: http://rosebakes.com/smaller-cake-mixes-how-to-adjust-recipe-recipes-fix/ Hope that helps!
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Jess
How was the flavor combo of strawberry cake and chocolate icing? I wouldn't think to put them together.
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Susan at RoseBakes.com
Hi Jess! I think of a chocolate covered strawberry when I do this combo, and it's delish!
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Katie
Hi Rose! Will this cake hold up to carving?
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Rose
Yes!
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Er'nyce
Delicious recipe! I substituted the water with strawberry Fanta for an extra burst of strawberry flavor! I loved it! Thank you for your wonderful blog!
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Jas Kay
Great recipe but I have kid with egg allergy and any substitute you wold suggest.
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Lauri Myers
If you can't find that specific pudding mix, any other option?
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Susan
You could use any white pudding mix… vanilla, white chocolate, cheesecake flavored, etc.
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Karlie
The Jello strawberry Creme pudding isn’t available anymore. Have you found a substitute that works as well for a Strawberry cake?
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Rose
Hi - yes! My Walmart started carrying Sonic Strawberry Shake instant pudding mix and it works great! If I can't find that, I have used Jello Cheesecake Instant Pudding Mix and I also like that option.
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Suzanne Matthews
My Strawberry cakes always fall in the middle what am I doing wrong?
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Miranda Shields
This recipe doesn't get to soft since most cake mixes now have pudding in them already? Or does the sour cream make it sturdy even with the extra pudding? Im trying to make a laying hen cake this week and it'll be my first time carving a cake, any tips?
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Rose Atwater
I really don't like to use strawberry cake for carving because it is softer than most recipes. However, if you decide to use it just make sure it's thoroughly chilled before you start carving! I'd bake it, fill and frost it, then chill it overnight before carving.
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Rachel
I love doctored cake mixes! Is the strawberry cake sturdy enough to make a three-tiered cake with? Thanks.
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Susan
Yes, this recipe makes a durable cake great for stacking.
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