Serious Strawberry Cake

Ingredients:

 

CAKE

1 (18 ounce) box strawberry cake mix (Duncan Hines is best!)

3 eggs

1/4 cup cooking oil (not olive oil)

1/4 cup water

1 cup carbonated lemon-lime beverage, drink (7-Up is best) 

 

TOPPING

1 (3 ounce) box strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessert

3/4 cup boiling water

2 -3 tablespoons sugar (or to taste)

3/4 cup cold water

3 -4 cups fresh sliced strawberries (or one 1-pound package frozen strawberries, drained very well)

Cool Whip Topping, thawed

Directions:

1.Set oven to 350 degrees.

2.  Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
3.  Mix ALL cake ingredients together in a bowl; beat well until smooth (about 3 minutes).
4.  Transfer cake batter to a prepared baking pan.
5.  Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until cake tests done.
6.  Cool, and invert (turn over) cake onto a tray large enough to hold the cake.
7.  To make the topping: Dissolve the jello powder completely in boiling water, with the sugar, then add in   the COLD water; mix well.
8.  Poke holes all over cake with a straw.
9.  Drizzle the jello over entire top of cake.
10.  Place the strawberries slices evenly over and covering all the cake.
11.  Refrigerate cake for 2 or more hours.
12.  Just before serving, top cake with Cool Whip topping.
13.  Delicious!