Nesting Means Baking...

So if you know me at all, you won't be surprised to learn that nesting for me means baking! I've tried really hard not to get out of control, since I am apparently trying to break some sort of weight gain record, so I only let myself bake one thing per week! Haha

Last week it was chocolate rice crispie treats, the week before that it was bread, and before that it was vanilla ice cream and brownies! This final week before Greyson comes I made a Strawberry Cake with cream cheese frosting! Yum! I had to go out with a bang since the plan is to go on an immediate diet so as not to turn into "the fat Mom!"

Strawberry Jello Cake
Cake Ingredients
Strawberry Cake Mix
3 eggs
1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
Strawberry Jello
1 cup water

Icing
8 oz. cream cheese
1 lb. powdered sugar
1 tsp almond extract
2-3 tbl milk
1/2 cup sliced strawberries

Directions: Bake cake mix according to box directions in a 9 x 13 pan, and cool for 15 minutes. Mix 1 cup boiling water with small package of strawberry jello. With a fork, poke holes all over surface of cake, and pour jello mixture evenly over the top of cake. Refrigerate the cake for 3 hours.
To prepare the icing, allow the cream cheese to come to room temperature. Mix together cream cheese, powdered sugar, and almond extract until smooth. Add milk until icing reaches desired consistency. Fold in sliced strawberries, and spread on top of cake. (This cake will need to be refrigerated.)