Strawberry Sheet Cake

This cake taste like summer time, bursting with strawberry flavor.  Perfect for sharing!

Strawberry Sheet Cake
Prep time 15 minutes
Cook time 25-30 Minutes or until toothpick comes out clean

Cake Ingredients
2 cups self-rising flour
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup veg oil
1 cup whole milk
1/4 cup mashed sweetened strawberries
1 small box of dry strawberry jello

Strawberry glaze frosting
1/2 stick butter softened (real butter)
3-4 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup mashed sweetened strawberries

Instructions
Mix all the cake ingredients together and pour into a greased 9x13 pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean
while the cake is baking, make the glaze.

Mix together all the glaze ingredients until smooth - add more sugar or strawberries as needed for a spreading/glaze consistency.   Mix the glaze well to be sure before adding more sugar or strawberries.
When cake is completely cool spread icing over cake.

Store in refrigerator, cake is best after 2 hours in the refrigerator.

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