Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

Cake
• 1 pkg. white cake mix
• 1 3oz. strawberry jello
• 1 cup mashed stawberries with juice (1 ½ c. whole)
• 1 c. oil
• ½ c. whole milk
• 4 large eggs
• 1 c. coconut
• ½ c. chopped pecans
Icing
• 8 oz. cream cheese (room temp.)
• 1 stick butter (room temp.)
• 3 ½ c. confectioners’ sugar (sifted)
• ¾ c. mashed strawberries, drain well
• ½ c. coconut
• ½ c. chopped pecans

Instructions

Cake
1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Pour batter into 3 9-inch round greased/floured cake pans.
3. Bake 25 – 30 minutes, cool for 10 minutes.
4. Remove from pan and allow to cool completely before frosting.
Icing
5. Combine cream cheese and butter with electric mixer.
6. Add sugar and strawberries.
7. Fold in coconut and pecans.
8. Refrigerate for 30 minutes before spreading on cake layers.
*Also makes enough for a sheet cake and 6 cupcakes. Bake the cupcakes for 20 minutes and the sheet cake for about 35.