Strawberry Sheet Cake: The Recipe That Everyone Wants
When Karen Norton of Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, was asked if she knew that her Strawberry Sheet Cake recipe had gone on to become the most popular recipe in the history of Tennessee Home & Farm, the baker and caterer says she was shocked to hear the news.
“I had no idea that it had become so popular,” says Norton. “I was very surprised.”
Norton’s delicious Strawberry Sheet Cake recipe became an overnight success after it was picked up by a blog called Inspired by Charm. Since it was first posted on our sister site, farmflavor.com, it has received more than half a million page views, has more than 100 comments and has been shared 175,000 times on Pinterest alone.
Norton says it’s a very good cake, but she was surprised because it is a classic recipe, and she thought people would have heard of it by now. She adapted the recipe from one her sister had given her more than 20 years ago. In fact, many people say they were attracted to the recipe because it reminded them of strawberry cakes they had enjoyed as children.
“I think what makes a difference in my recipe is that I don’t use a boxed cake mix,” says Norton. “I developed a basic white cake base that I use instead of boxed cake mix.” She says you can also use a plain yellow cake base.
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The recipe is still the most popular cake Norton serves as part of her catering menu. “I have had people ask about the recipe,” she says. “It is still my best seller.”
Norton has done variations of the popular cake including cupcakes and mini cupcakes, which are often popular at weddings or big parties. She says the only difference in the recipe for these smaller versions is the omission of whole strawberries from the icing.
“I only use the strawberry juice in the icing for the mini ones,” says Norton. “If you use whole strawberries, they break down and the icing becomes too runny to stand up on a small cake.”
She cautions that is something to remember when making a normal size cake as well. “It’s hard to write in a recipe not to use too many strawberries,” Norton says. “But the best thing to remember is to add a little, keep mixing, then you can always add more. It’s a very liquidy cake, but it won’t work if you use too many strawberries to begin with.”
Did she post it on the Just a Pinch website?
I would like very much to have the recipe for the Strawberry Cake that was mentioned on page 2 in the Spring 2013 issue of Tennessee Home and Farm magazine. I tried to print it but could not.
I would appreciate it if you could e-mail the recipe to me.
With great appreciation,
Doris G. Humphreys
I would like to receive the recipe for strawberry sheet cake out of tennessee home and farm magazine. it looks so very good please send to my email
Hi,
Please find the recipe at http://farmflavor.com/strawberry-sheet-cake. Hope you enjoy it!
Thanks,
Jessy Yancey
managing editor
Tennessee Home & Farm
Please e-mail me the recipe for Karen Norton’s strawberry sheet cake. My family is a big lover of strawberries. We live in Gibson cCounty just down the road from the Humboldt Strawberry Festival. Thank you!!!
trenajoyce@hotmail.com
Can you use frozen berrys?
Hi Sharon,
I think it would be fine to use frozen berries as long as they are well thawed before using. They tend to be a bit more watery, so you may have to adjust the amount of powdered sugar for the icing (see Tips & Notes box on the recipe at http://www.farmflavor.com/strawberry-sheet-cake). Hope your cake turns out well!
Best,
Jessy Yancey
editor
Tennessee Home & Farm
I would like the recipe of the Strawberry Sheet Cake. Thank You Susan Kirk . If you could e-mail the recipe to me.
Hi Susan,
Please find the recipe at http://farmflavor.com/strawberry-sheet-cake. Hope you enjoy it, and thanks for reading Tennessee Home & Farm!
Jessy Yancey
editor
Tennessee Home & Farm
Please email me the strawberry cake recipe . I have tried to print but cannot get the recipe
Thank you so much Betty shelton
Hi Betty,
Please find the recipe at http://farmflavor.com/strawberry-sheet-cake. Hope you enjoy it, and thanks for reading Tennessee Home & Farm!
Jessy Yancey
editor
Tennessee Home & Farm
The recipe for the strawberry cake sounds so yummy! I tried to print the recipe from the farmflavor.com website and could not. Please e-mail me the recipe. Thanks so much!
Hi Valerie,
Please find the recipe at http://farmflavor.com/strawberry-sheet-cake. Hope you enjoy it, and thanks for reading Tennessee Home & Farm!
Jessy Yancey
editor
Tennessee Home & Farm
Please e mail recipe thanks
Karen,
I would like very much to have your recipe for Strawberry Sheet Cake, mentioned in the TN. Home & Farm magazine (spring, 2013 issue). Please e-mail it to me.
Thanks so much. (I am a fan of strawberry cakes & breads.)
Hi Kathy,
Please find the recipe at http://farmflavor.com/strawberry-sheet-cake. Hope you enjoy it, and thanks for reading Tennessee Home & Farm!
Jessy Yancey
editor
Tennessee Home & Farm
READ THE RECIPE , SOUNDS SO GOOD, HERES THE QUESTION WHAT DO I DO WITH THE JELLO
Hi Ernie,
We’re glad you like the recipe! The dry strawberry jello mix should be mixed in with all the other ingredients for the cake. You don’t actually make the jello first, it is just the dry powder that is incorporated. Hope this helps!
Rachel Bertone
Editor, tnhomeandfarm.com
Please send me the strawberry sheet cake fort sons high school graduation party. It’s what he has requested and his party is June 1. Thanks it looks perfect for the occasion! Thank you, Elizabeth Lee….Groves Texas
Hi Elizabeth,
You can find the Strawberry Sheet Cake recipe here: http://farmflavor.com/strawberry-sheet-cake/. Hope it turns out for your son’s party!
Rachel Bertone
Editor, tnhomeandfarm.com
I saw this on Pinterest and think the recipe was copied wrong. I thought 1 cup of oil sounded like a lot and 4 eggs seemed to be 2 too many. But I baked it as the recipe said and it was way to dense. It was very disappointing.
This strawberry cake is one of the best cakes I have ever eaten, my daughter made it last evening for the desert for her dinner party, needless to say it was an overwhelming success enjoyed by all guest. Who ever reads this receipt should try it….Doris Huddle
Please email me this delicious looking cake recipe.
Hi Lisa,
You can find the recipe for the Strawberry Sheet Cake here: http://farmflavor.com/strawberry-sheet-cake/. Hope this helps!
Rachel Bertone
Editor
Im making the strawberry sheet cake in cupcake form, for my niece’s birthday at her school! Well I’ll comment after the children’s verdict! Thanks for sharing your recipe!. They taste great!.
How and do you distribute your cookies and cakes.
I would love to order but I don’t know how you handle that.
Please let me know, if tou ship them.
Hi Judy,
Thanks for your comment. We’re the publishers of Tennessee Home and Farm magazine, and don’t distribute any cakes or cookies. This article is actually referring to a very popular recipe we featured for Strawberry Sheet Cake. You can find the recipe and make it yourself here: http://farmflavor.com/strawberry-sheet-cake/. Hope this helps!
Rachel Bertone
editor
Tennessee Home and Farm