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    Strawberry Cake

    User Rating 3.5 out of 5
    12 Reviews
    10 out of 12 users would make it again
    5 out of 5 5 out of 5
    Absolutely DeliciousMay 25, 2010 By Cook4Me
    5/24/10 My daughter in law made this cake for a graduation party. She also had a chocolate cream pie and a turtle cheese cake. Only three people took the Strawberry cake. They all said it was wonderful. The next day everyone wanted the Strawberry cake. There were ohs and ahs all around the table. Everyone wanted the recipe. The best part was this was the very first time she made the cake. You will LOVE it.
    14 of 14 people found this review helpful.
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    4 out of 5 4 out of 5
    STRAWBERRY CAKEDecember 25, 2009 By TWOBLESSU
    VERY GOOD AND MOIST. WAS A BIG HIT WITH FAMILY THIS CHRISTMAS.
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    3 out of 5 3 out of 5
    Pretty GoodJuly 31, 2009 By mradhubbard
    Pretty Good I just made this cake tonight, and it was pretty good. I did make some changes. First I did not add a cup of vegetable oil, the water or the four eggs. I followed the direction of the white cake mix. The next time I make this cake I will add more strawberries to the cake mix. As far as the Icing, I followed the instructions. The icing is very light and not sweet. I added more sugar and strawberries. I will add more strawberries the next time I make it. I would recommend only using half of the ingredients if you make cup cakes because this recipe makes a lot of icing. Over all, this is good recipe. I have had sweeter strawberry cakes, but this one was light, moist, and sweet. The reason why I did not give this recipe 4 stars is because I think that there needs to be more strawberries added to the cake batter.
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    5 out of 5 5 out of 5
    May 16, 2009 By cupcake40
    This is the best strawberry cake i have ever eaten. I have made so many strawberry cakes for my friends and family they really enjoyed this cake. Thanks a lot for this receipe
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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    5 out of 5 5 out of 5
    Wow!September 06, 2008 By amydeane17
    This cake was so wonderful! I made it for my mother-in-law's birthday. The party was at a restaurant that allowed us to bring our own cake. We sent a piece back to the chef, he loved it!! He asked me to make him one for an event they are having next week!!! I made some small changes. I decreased the oil to 3/4 of a cup. I used pre-made cream cheese icing, adding 1/4 cup mashed strawberries, the zest of 1 lime, and a little bit of powdered sugar to thicken it up. I decorated the top with sliced strawberries and kiwi. It was a huge hit!
    16 of 16 people found this review helpful.
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    2 out of 5 2 out of 5
    strawberry cakeJune 13, 2008 By adilabio
    This was a nice cake, but I did not use 1 cup oil. Even the cake mix suggests 1/3 cup of oil. I used apple sauce in addition to 1/3 cup oil and that seemed to do the trick. There is plenty of moisture in the strawberries too. The icing was very runny. I had to do some doctoring to thicken it up. Over all I would use this recipe as a starting point and amend the ingredients a bit.
    2 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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    2 out of 5 2 out of 5
    Too greasyMay 13, 2008 By Ibell
    I tried this cake for my husbands 30th birthday. I followed the directions for the icing and added the 8oz cream cheese & packet of gelatin that someone else had recommended. It came out way too watery. The cake looked horrible, not to mention it was way too greasy, not moist. The taste was okay, but I would not make this again.
    3 of 7 people found this review helpful.
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    5 out of 5 5 out of 5
    EVERYONE LOVED IT!April 15, 2008 By VICKIE4500
    I made this cake for a retirement party. The man who was retiring loves strawberries, and requested a strawberry cake. It was really easy to make. And it was a HUGE hit! The cake was very moist, and the taste of the strawberries was fantastic! Give it a try...I think you'll love it!
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    5 out of 5 5 out of 5
    This cake was a hitApril 04, 2008 By Tonya49
    I made this cake for my nephew's birthday, he wanted a strawberry cake. Since than I've made this cake 3 times. Everyone said the Strawberry taste was great, it was moist, they loved it!!!
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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    1 out of 5 1 out of 5
    yuck!March 27, 2008 By jcaron46
    Worst cake I have ever made. No wonder this cake is described as being moist - it is not that it is moist - it is oily! I thought there was a misprint but made it as directed - a cup of oil. There was a strawberry taste but I am not sure I would call this cake. My husband never throws anything away but this one - he made an exception. Beware!
    5 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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    5 out of 5 5 out of 5
    Great, moist cake!January 06, 2008 By cking28
    I made this cake for Christmas and it was a hit. Everyone commented on how you could taste the real strawberries in it. If you follow the directions and use the right amount of ingredients, you can't go wrong. I followed another reviewers suggestion and used cream cheese and jello in the icing. Wonderful!
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    4 out of 5 4 out of 5
    Easy & YummyJuly 25, 2007 By kimalaska
    This recipe was easy and great. I altered the icing by adding 8 oz of cream cheese and 3 oz of strawberry gelatin. AWESOME!! Great moist cake recipe with lots of flavor
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