1 box strawberry cake mix 

1  box vanilla instant pudding

3 eggs 

1/4 cup vegetable oil 

1 cup milk

*The box calls for water but substitute milk for a thicker batter.

Cake: 

1 box vanilla cake mix 

1  box vanilla instant pudding

4 egg whites  

1/4 cup vegetable oil 

1 cup milk

1 tablespoon lemon extract 

7 - 9 drops of yellow food color [depending one how yellow you want it]

Frosting: 

1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening [I use the sticks because it's not as messy when measuring]

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine softened

1 1/2 teaspoons of strawberry extract flavoring

4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar (approximately 1 lb.)

2 tablespoons milk

5 drops of red food color

Cake balls instruction: 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 

 Spray cake ball pans with Baker's Secret Spray. Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, milk and oil in large bowl. Beat with mixer for 2 minutes, or until blended. Spoon batter into pans. Bake for 13 minutes. Cool cake balls in pans on cooling racks for 10 minutes. While cake balls are cooling go ahead and make the other part of the cake.

Cake instruction: 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Spray 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with Baker's Secret Spray. Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, milk, lemon extract flavoring, food coloring and oil in large bowl. Beat with mixer for 2 minutes, or until blended. Place your cooled cake balls into the pans -we used 12 cake balls in each layer.  Poor batter into pans over top of the cake balls. Bake for 29 - 33 minutes. Cool cake in pans on cooling racks for 20 minutes. Invert cakes onto cooling rack and cool completely. 

Frosting Instruction:

In large bowl, cream shortening and butter with mixer. Add strawberry extract flavoring. Gradually add sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often. Add milk and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add food coloring.

Keep bowl covered with a damp cloth until ready to use.

Frost the cake when it's completely cooled and you can decide 

for yourself how you want to decorate yours. 

**For the flavor extract we used Watkins brand.

**Since we did a double layer cake we doubled the recipe for the cake balls and cake.