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  Amazing Strawberry Jello Sheet Cake

  Posted at 3:24 pm by Rebecca

  May 3rd

  

  So last week I got a little carried away with buying strawberries at the store while they were on sale. Leaving me with some extras this week that needed to be used! I wanted something a little non traditional, so I combined a few recipes and came up with this wonderful Strawberry Jello Sheet Cake that has Jello within the cake instead of poured on top of a cooled cake like most Jello cakes.

  Preparation of Strawberry Jello Sheet Cake

  Start with preheating your oven to 350°.

  Then begin making your Strawberry Jello Sheet Cake by combining your white cake mix, strawberry Jello, eggs, oil and 1/2 of your pureed strawberries (approx 2/3 of a cup) to make your cake batter. Many of the other recipes I’ve had in the past didn’t include fresh strawberries in the cake. I found this to be so much better for the overall flavor of the cake! This is another perfect recipe to get your kids involved with since it is simple! Let them help you stir and make the frosting!

  

  Then spread your cake batter into a medium or large sized jelly roll pan or stone. I used a 14.75″x10.5″ Stone.

  

  Baking

  Bake your cake for approx 20-25 minutes or until a tooth pick or knife comes out of the center of the cake clean.

  

  Frosting Preparation

  After your cake has completely cooled approx 2 hours, begin to make your frosting. Start by whipping your butter with a hand or stand mixer. I prefer to use a hand mixer to make frosting as I find it easier, but a stand mixer works just as well!

  

  Then add in the remaining pureed strawberries (approx 2/3 of a cup) and vanilla. Mix these until they are well combined.

  

  Gradually begin adding in the powdered sugar. Start with 1/2 of the powdered sugar first and then slowly add in the second 1/2 to the consistency of frosting you would like. I like my frosting to be slightly more runny and icing like. If you want thicker frosting just add more powdered sugar.

  

  Once you have your frosting to the desired consistency, spread it evenly on your cake. I struggled with frosting cakes for years. This is the easiest way I found to frost a cake. Spread globs of frosting around on the cake evenly and then try to frost the cake evenly from the spread out globs of frosting. I found this works better instead of trying to frost the cake from the bowl of frosting.

  

  Your cake can be kept at room temperature or in the fridge if you prefer cold cake. We find we like it cool in the summertime especially! If you like this recipe be sure to check out our lemon pretzel dessert, it’s another great Spring/Summer time recipe!

  

  Ingredients

  Strawberry Jello Cake

  1 Box White Cake Mix

  1 3oz Box Strawberry Jello

  4 Eggs

  3/4 Cup Vegetable Oil

  2/3 Cup Pureed Strawberries (Approx 3 large Strawberries)

  Strawberry Frosting

  1/2 Cup Softened Butter

  2/3 Cup Pureed Strawberries (Approx 3 Large Strawberries)

  1 Teaspoon Vanilla

  4 Cups Powdered Sugar

  

  

  Amazing Strawberry Jello Sheet Cake

  A perfect summer sheet cake made with real strawberries and strawberry jello to give it a mouth watering flavor!

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  Prep Time 15 mins

  Cook Time 25 mins

  Cooling Time 2 hrs

  Total Time 2 hrs 40 mins

  Servings 24 servings

  Calories 297 kcal

  Equipment

  • Jelly Roll Pan

  Ingredients

    

  Strawberry Jello Cake

  • 1 Box White Cake Mix
  • 1 Box Strawberry Jello 3 oz
  • 4 Eggs
  • ¾ Cup Vegetable Oil
  • ⅔ Cup Purred Strawberries Approx 3 Large Strawberries

  Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

  • ½ Cup Butter Softened
  • ⅔ Cup Pureed Strawberries Approx 3 large strawberries
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 4 Cups Powdered Sugar

  Instructions

   

  • Preheat your oven to 350°.
  • Combine the White Cake Mix, Jello, Eggs, Vegetable Oil, and ½ of the pureed strawberries (approx 2/3 of a cup). To make a cake batter. Mix until the batter is mostly smooth, but it will have some small chunks.
  • Pour batter into a jelly roll pan. Smooth batter out evenly in the pan.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a tooth pick or knife comes out of the center of the cake clean when checking the cake to see if it is done.
  • Wait approx 2 hours for the cake to cool and then make the frosting as instructed below.
  • Whip the softened butter with a hand or stand mixer.
  • Add in the remaining ⅔ cup of pureed strawberries and vanilla. Mix well.
  • Slowly add in the powdered sugar, start with ½ of the powdered sugar first.
  • Continue to add the 2nd ½ of the powdered sugar until desired consistency is reached.
  • Frost the sheet cake with the strawberry buttercream icing.
  • Enjoy your Strawberry Jello Sheet Cake! You can store it at room temperature or in the refrigerator.

  Notes

  Calories are calculated by a third party website and are based on ingredients used. 

  

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  Chocolate Chip M&M Cookies

  Posted at 12:00 pm by Rebecca

  Mar 26th

  

  Almost every family gathering on my husband’s side of the family has to include chocolate chip cookies! This recipe is an adaption of the traditional chocolate chip cookie recipe his grandmother has made for years. It’s amazing how not only the flavor but also the texture can slightly change with a small adjustment of ingredients and adding in some M&Ms. These chocolate chip M&M cookies are now a favorite of my boys to keep in the freezer for dessert or a quick snack.

  Preparation

  It’s important to gather all of your ingredients first.

  To make your dough, start with combining your vegetable shortening, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, and hot water. Combine all of these ingredients to a cream base for your cookie dough, make sure this is mixed well. I find it is easiest to make this recipe with a stand mixer since it is so large, but you can use a hand mixer or mix it by hand as well.

  Continue to make your dough by adding in the flour, salt and baking soda. Mix well. Once the dough is well mixed add in your chocolate chips. You can then either add in your M&Ms to your cookie dough or plan to place them on top of your cookie dough balls later on.

  Refrigerate your cookie dough for at least 1 hour to make it easier to scoop and bake. This will also help your cookies bake more evenly.

  Baking

  Preheat your oven to 350°.

  Once your cookies have cooled for at least an hour in the refrigerator, use a cookie scoop to make even sized dough balls. Place your dough balls approx 2″ apart on your cookie sheet or stone. If you did not put your M&M into your dough, place them on top of your cookies now. I did 3-4 M&Ms on top of each cookie.

  Then bake your cookies for 10-12 minutes. Your cookies should be golden brown when they are fully baked.

  Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet or stone for approximately 5 minutes prior to moving them to a cooling rack to cool competently. Once your chocolate chip M&M cookies are cooled completely store them in an air tight container.

  This recipe makes approximately 6 dozen cookies. If you are not going to eat these cookies with in 5-7 days I would suggest you freeze them for future use.

  If you enjoy these cookies check out some of our other cookie recipes including our snickerdoodle cookies and oatmeal chocolate chip butterscotch cookies.

  

  Ingredients For Chocolate Chip M&M Cookies

  2 Cups Vegetable Shortening

  1 1/2 Cups Granulated White Sugar

  1 1/2 Cups Brown Sugar

  4 Eggs

  3 Teaspoons Vanilla

  1 Teaspoon Hot Water

  4 1/2 Cups Flour

  2 Teaspoons Salt

  2 1/2 Teaspoons Baking Soda

  2 Cups Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips

  1 Cup Milk Chocolate M&Ms

  

  Chocolate Chip M&M Cookies

  A simple chocolate chip M&M cookie recipe that can easily be themed to any holiday by using holiday colored M&Ms.

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  Prep Time 20 mins

  Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins

  Cooling Time 1 hr

  Total Time 2 hrs 50 mins

  Servings 36 Servings

  Calories 237 kcal

  Ingredients

    

  • 2 Cups Vegetable Shortening
  • 1½ Cup Granulated White Sugar
  • 1½ Cup Brown Sugar
  • 4 Eggs
  • 3 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 tsp Hot Water
  • 4½ Cup Flour
  • 2 tsp Salt
  • 2½ tsp Baking Soda
  • 2 Cups Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
  • 1 Cup M&Ms Milk Chocolate

  Instructions

   

  • Begin with gathering all of your ingredients.
  • Start with combining your vegetable shortening, granulated white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla and hot water together to make a cream base for your dough. Mix together well.
  • Slowly add in the dry ingredients including the flour, salt, and baking soda. Mix well.
  • Add in the chocolate chips. Then add in the M&Ms if you want them mixed in the dough.
  • Place the dough in the refrigerator for at least one hour to cool.
  • Preheat your oven to 350°.
  • Once the dough has cooled, use a cookie scoop to make evenly sized dough balls and place them on a cookie sheet approx 2" apart.
  • Bake your cookie dough balls for 10-12 minutes or until your chocolate chip M&M cookies are golden brown.
  • Remove your cookies from the oven and let them cool on the cookie sheet for approx 5 minutes. Then transfer them to a cooling rack.
  • Once your cookies are cooled completely store them in an air tight container.

  Notes

  Calories are calculated by a third party website and are based on ingredients used. 

  

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