Description
A delightful dessert with layers of vibrant strawberry flavor, creamy cream cheese filling, and decadent chocolate chips.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box of strawberry cake mix (or homemade strawberry cake)
- 1 cup of water
- 1/3 cup of vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup of fresh strawberries, chopped
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips (dark or semi-sweet)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup of milk (for cream cheese mixture)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9×13 inch baking pan.
- Combine the strawberry cake mix, water, oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl; mix on medium speed for about 2 minutes.
- Fold in the chopped strawberries gently into the batter.
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
- Bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Prepare the cream cheese filling by beating together the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and milk until smooth.
- Create gentle swirls in the baked cake with a knife and sprinkle chocolate chips on top.
- Return the cake to the oven for an additional 10-15 minutes.
- Cool completely in the pan before slicing.
Notes
For best results, let the cake sit overnight for flavors to deepen. You can also use frozen strawberries if fresh ones aren’t available.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg