Strawberry Creamy-dreamy Cake

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box cake mix
• 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 1/2 cups sweetened strawberries, pureed
• 12 ounces cream cheese, softened and divided
• 8 ounces chocolate baking squares
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream, unwhipped
• 1 (8 ounce) container cool whip frozen whipped topping, thawed
• sliced fresh strawberries (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 set the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
• 3 bake the cake according to the package directions, except substitute the 1-1/2 cups of pureed strawberries for the water, and add 1 extra egg (if the cake mix calls for 2 eggs, add 3 eggs) and mix in the 8 ounces of softened cream cheese (set aside the remaining 4 ounces of cream cheese for topping) beat until well combined.
• 4 pour/divide into prepared cake pans.
• 5 bake for about 20-25 minutes or until golden brown (a toothpick inserted in the middle will not come out clean as this cake is so moist).
• 6 let cool fully before frosting.
• 7 for the frosting; heat the whipping cream until just beginning to boil.
• 8 pour it over the baking chocolate (chopped), and add the remaining 4 ounces of cream cheese; mix well, and let cool completely.
• 9 once cool gently fold into the cool whip thawed topping.
• 10 frost the cake, and garnish with sliced fresh strawberries.
• 11 delicious!