Strawberry Sheet Cake Recipe

How to make Strawberry Sheet Cake Recipe

2 cups granulated sugar

1 cup butter, softened, and unsalted

2 eggs

2 tsp lemon juice

½ tsp vanilla

½ tsp baking soda

¼ tsp salt

1 cup buttermilk

3 tbsp strawberry gelatin mix

2 ½ cups flour

2 ½ cups diced strawberries

Frosting:

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

⅔ cup confectioner’s sugar

1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream

2 tbsp fresh lemon juice

¾ cup diced strawberries

Preheat the oven to 350*

Spray a 9×13 baking pan and line with a sheet of parchment paper

Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and the sugar until it is light and fluffy

Add the eggs one at a time beating between each

Beat in the vanilla and the lemon juice

In a small bowl, combine the gelatin mix, baking soda, salt and flour

Add the flour mix to the first bowl a little at a time, alternate with adding the buttermilk

Mix until well incorporated

Fold in the diced strawberries

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth it out

Bake for 35 minutes and test with a toothpick to check for doneness

Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 30 minutes

Remove cake from pan using the parchment paper, turn cake over on the wire rack to finish cooling

In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese and half of the confectioner’s sugar

Add strawberries and beat until just mixed

Beat the cream and lemon juice until light and foamy

Add in the remaining sugar and beat until stiff peaks form

Cover the sides and the top of the cake with the frosting.

Enjoy!