Strawberry Shortcake Cake
Strawberry Shortcake Cake is a moist, white cake, topped with a sweet creamy frosting and finished off with a deliciously fresh strawberry glaze!
AN EASY STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE INSPIRED CAKE
Strawberry season is here! Who else gets excited to go strawberry picking?! This recipe for Strawberry Shortcake Cake is one of my most-requested recipe from family and friends. It’s a super fun take on the Southern Strawberry Shortcake recipe.
Very very good. Made it for my wife who loves strawberry desserts. She couldn’t stop raving about this. Thank you!
– Dan
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
No. You can use a yellow or French vanilla cake mix for this or even a Funfetti or Rainbow Chip cake mix! Chocolate might be a wonderful contrast of flavors too!
You can usually find strawberry glaze in the fruit section of your grocery store. Most grocers keep it right next to the strawberries. You can also make your own strawberry pie glaze if you have a favorite recipe for it.
Of course! This recipe is customizable to your tastes and preferences. One of my favorite white cake recipes is here.
This cake does need to be kept refrigerated. Cover tightly and it should keep for up to 3 days in the refrigerator. This cake can be frozen but I only recommend freezing without the strawberry topping on.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- white (or yellow) cake mix – I think French Vanilla cake mix would also be excellent.
- egg whites, oil and water – whichever cake mix you use, you are going to use the ingredients it calls for on the back of the box.
- cream cheese – see my post on How to Soften Cream Cheese Quickly
- powdered sugar – also called confectioners sugar.
- whipped topping (COOL WHIP) – yes, you can make your own homemade whipped cream if you prefer.
- strawberry glaze – I use the store bought stuff to keep this easy but you can make your own homemade. See my recipe for Strawberries and Cream Bars. There is a simple glaze recipe in that post that works perfect for this cake.
- fresh strawberries
HOW TO MAKE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE CAKE:
Make cake according to package directions for a 9×13-inch baking dish.
Allow the cake to cool. Then make the next layer. In a mixing bowl, combine softened cream cheese with powdered sugar until smooth. Sir in thawed whipped topping. Mix until combined.
Smooth over cooled cake.
In a bowl combine the strawberry glaze with the strawberries.
Spread this mixture on top of the cake.
Isn’t this just a pretty and bright cake? And it tastes so good too! Slice and serve. This cake needs to be kept refrigerated.
CRAVING MORE RECIPES?
- Southern Strawberry Shortcakes
- Fresh Strawberry Cake
- The Best Strawberry Bread
- Strawberry Cake
- Heaven on Earth Cake
- Strawberries and Cream Bars
- Strawberry Muffin Mix Waffles
- Strawberry Butter Swim Biscuits
- Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie
- Strawberry Jell-O Parfaits
- Strawberry Dump Cake
- Strawberry Sauce
- The Best Strawberry Pie
- Strawberry Crumble
- Strawberry Poke Cake
- Cherry Pie Bars
- Easy Cherry Cobbler
Originally published: March 2012
Updated & republished: June 2025
Strawberry Shortcake Cake (+Video)
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix (yellow or French Vanilla also work)
- additional ingredients to make cake; eggs, oil and water (use amounts on back of box)
- 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 8 ounce tub whipped topping, thawed (Cool Whip)
- 13.5 ounce container premade strawberry glaze
- 3 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
Instructions
- Prepare 1 box white cake mix according to package directions using the additional ingredients to make cake; eggs, oil and water for a 9×13-inch baking dish. Bake using times on the back of the box. Allow the cake to cool.
- Once cake is fully cooled, you can move onto this step. In a mixing bowl, combine 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened to room temperature with 1/2 cup powdered sugar until smooth.
- Gently stir in 8 ounce tub whipped topping, thawed and combine well.
- Smooth over the cooled cake.
- In a bowl combine 13.5 ounce container premade strawberry glaze with 3 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced.
- Spread this mixture evenly on top of the cake.
- Slice and serve. Keep refrigerated.
Video
Notes
- This cake needs to be kept refrigerated.
- You can usually find the strawberry glaze in the fruit section of your grocery store. Most grocers keep it right next to the strawberries. You can also make your own strawberry pie glaze if you have a favorite recipe for it.
Nutrition
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All of our friends raved about this dessert at the 4th of July party. I shared the recipe with a few who asked. It turned out absolutely perfectly.
I’m looking forward to a fantastic experience.
This cake is the absolute best!! You have taught me so much. I love your recipes thank you so much for sharing them!
Awww Gina – what an incredibly sweet comment! Thanks so very much and that makes me so happy to read!!
Very very good. Made it for my wife who loves strawberry desserts. She couldn’t stop raving about this. Thank you!
I made this recipe for our July 4th cookout with family. This recipe is easy to make with all the other food I had to prepare. A wonderful light and creamy strawberry dessert cake.
Thank You
I took this to a church potluck and there wasn’t any left.
I recently received a text from my youngest son that said, “I went to the doctor today and he said that I need some strawberry cake asap.” He was referring to this cake. My middle son, his girlfriend, his granny, and I went strawberry picking this weekend. Guess who got their ? My son said he would give his coworker a piece of it, because he was telling him about the cake, but he was not sharing with anyone else. This has been one of his favorite cakes for years other than DQ ice cream cakes. Thanks for posting this recipe. Have a good day.
That was supposed to say guess guess who got their strawberry cake? I put emojis in there. Maybe they didn’t show?
Love this frosting. Can you add chocolate for a chocolate frosting? And could you use cocoa powder?
Just made this cake today and it is the best cake I ever ate. Made it exactly as the recipe states but used 4 cups of sliced strawberries. We celebrated a birthday today with this cake and everyone wants me to make it again!
Hope they had a fantastic birthday!! Thank you Joan!
This cake is the bomb !
Going to go one step further and drizzle melted chocolate threds over it all !yum yum
Can’t find strawberry glaze is it ok to use strawberry pie filling?
Of course you can. It might be a bit sweeter though but it will work.
I have made your recipe for this cake many many times, it is a family favorite and requested time and time again for our April and May birthdays. It is easy and so delicious!
Whole family loved it and super simple to make!!!! Definitely will be making it again.
this is SO DELICIOUS!! i made it for my family and they all loved it. 10/10 recommended
I can’t do sour cream or cream cheese can I use something else or make frosting different way
Hey brandie it’s me again I’ve commented on other recipes started off using your crockpot recipes now you have me baking when I say that I love love love you an your recipes I mean it thank you for sharing your AWESOME making this strawberry Shortcake cake right now cake is baking for my childs fathers birthday today I know hes gonna love it everything I’ve found an made weather its a dessert or a meal in the crockpot we love it cant wait until its done thank you again for being kind an considerate for sharing an uploading easy to follow recipes an taking the time to make small videos to show how to put it together for anyone who may need it keep up the great work an have a good weekend
Tabbitha – you always make my day with your sweet comments! Thank you so much for always taking the time to come and leave me such a wonderful comment! Hope you love this one as much as the others!!