Simply Delicious Strawberry Cake

Ingredients:
-1 (500g) box white cake mix
-1 (75g) box strawberry-flavoured instant gelatine
-1 (425g) package frozen strawberries in syrup, thawed, pureed
-4 large eggs
-8 tablespoons of vegetable oil
-60 ml water





For the strawberry cream cheese icing,
-60 g butter, softened
-1 (225g) cream cheese, softened
-65g frozen strawberries in syrup, thawed, pureed
-1/2 tablespoon strawberry essence
-875g icing sugar
-Freshly sliced strawberries, for garnish (optional)

Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 180 degree in gas 4. Lightly grease two (23cm) round cake tins.
2. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix and gelatine. Add the pureed strawberries, eggs, oil and water; beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Pour into the prepared tins and bake for 20 minutes, or until a wooden cocktail stick inserted in the center comes out clean.
3. Let the cakes cool in the tins for 10 minutes. Turn out onto wire racks and cool completely.

For the strawberry cream cheese icing:
1. In a large bowl, beat the butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in the strawberry puree and the vanilla essence. Gradually add the icing sugar, beating until smooth.
2. Spread the icing in between cake layers and on the top and sides of the cake. Garnish with sliced fresh strawberries, if desired.

Recipe by Paula Deen from Food Network Asia.