Nadine's Strawberry Cake

I don't care that it's winter, I need a reminder that summer is coming. So I dug out my Great-Aunt Nadine's well-worn, handwritten recipe for Strawberry Cake. You know the thing tastes good when the recipe card looks like this.

Strawberry Cake

1 package white cake mix
1 small box of strawberry Jell-o
1/2 c frozen strawberries (thaw before use)
3/4 c vegetable oil
1/2 c water
4 large eggs

Pre-heat oven to oven temperature specified on your white cake mix.

Thoroughly butter your cake pans or line cupcake pan with baking cups.

Pour cake mix and Jell-o powder into a large mixing bowl and mix thoroughly. Add thawed strawberries, oil, water, and eggs and beat until smooth. Bake according to package directions, just keep an eye on it towards the end so that it doesn't burn. Cool in pans for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Strawberry Icing
This icing is very thin. I recommend chilling it until stiff and spreadable, if you prefer, or you can spread it on the top of the cake and between any layers and let is simply drip down the sides. It's good either way.

1 box confectioner's sugar
1 stick butter
1/2 c thawed frozen strawberries

Melt the butter and blend with thawed strawberries and confectioner's sugar. Beat with electric mixer until smooth.