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Dessert for 12

Strawberry Cream Cake

$5.55for 4110 minServes 12

A strawberry-studded white cake is baked, cooled, and covered with vanilla cream cheese frosting and fresh strawberries.

Strawberry Cream Cake with its ingredients

What it costs

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IngredientAmountCost
Cake, 15 oz$0.18/oz typical15 oz$2.77Typical price
Berries, 16 oz$0.40/oz typical16 oz$6.20Typical price
Eggs, 4$0.30 each typical4$1.20Typical price
Milk, 17 oz$0.04/oz typical17 oz$0.68Typical price
Cream cheese, 4 oz$0.30/oz typical4 oz$1.20Typical price
Butter, 2 oz$0.40/oz typical2 oz$0.80Typical price
Ice cream and whipped topping, 8 oz$0.12/oz typical8 oz$0.96Typical price
Total for the servings shown$16.66

Swaps

  • Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
  • Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilSugar and brown sugarFlourSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

  • 110 minstart to table
  • Involveddifficulty
  • 12servings as written
  • $typical cost tier

AmericanVegetarianBudgetDessertsSpringSummer

Typical price

$1.39 per serving$5.55 for 4

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

  • 1 box white cake mix
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 box (3 oz) strawberry jello
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup fresh strawberries
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 8 oz cool whip
  • 1 box (3 2/5 oz) instant vanilla pudding
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 pint strawberries

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 350 F and coat a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with cooking oil.
  2. Beat the cake mix, vegetable oil, strawberry gelatin, eggs, sugar, flour, chopped strawberries, and one-half cup milk until smooth.
  3. Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the center is firm.
  4. Cool the cake completely in the pan for about 45 minutes.
  5. Beat the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, pudding mix, one and one-half cups milk, and vanilla until smooth, then fold in the whipped topping.
  6. Spread the frosting over the cooled cake and top with sliced strawberries.

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