Strawberry Sheet Cake Recipe with Whipped Cream Cheese Icing

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2

Cream butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy and pale in color – about 3-4 min.

Step 3

Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating for a few seconds between eggs.

Step 4

Beat in vanilla and lemon juice.

Step 5

In a separate bowl, stir together cake flour, strawberry flavored gelatin, baking soda and salt.

Step 6

Add flour mixture to creamed butter mixture and alternate with buttermilk, ending with flour mixture.

Step 7

Blend on low speed until incorporated.

Step 8

Fold in diced strawberries.

Step 9

Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan and line with parchment paper.

Step 10

Allow a couple of inches of parchment paper to drop over the edges of the pan. Spray parchment with cooking spray and pour batter into prepared pan.

Step 11

Smooth batter evenly.

Step 12

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 min or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Step 13

Cool in pan on a wire rack 30 min.

Step 14

Using flaps of parchment paper as handles lift cake from pan.

Step 15

Turn cake over onto wire rack and cool completely.

Step 16

Beat cream cheese and 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar until smooth; add strawberries and beat until just blended.

Step 17

Beat cream and lemon juice at medium speed until foamy; increase speed to medium-high. Slowly add remaining 1/3 c sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.

Step 18

Using a spatula, fold half of cream mixture into cream cheese mixture; fold in remaining cream mixture.

Step 19

Spread cream cheese frosting on top and sides of cake.