This Strawberry Bundt Cake is a delicious and fun way to say, "I love you" to your family and friends. Adding chocolate chips and chocolate covered strawberries make this easy strawberry cake a pretty dessert for any party or dinner.
Easy Strawberry Cake:
A few years ago I used a strawberry cake mix to make these pretty Strawberry Filled Cupcakes that are always popular in the spring. So this year I decided to change it up and make a strawberry bundt cake.
I have noticed lately that I have a thing for bundt cakes. Seriously, every cake I have made lately has been a bundt. What can I say, "I like big bundts, and I cannot lie." LOL!
To give the strawberry cake some fun pizzaz I added mini chocolate chips to the cake batter before baking. Once it was baked and cooled, I decorated the top with chocolate drizzles and chocolate covered strawberries and added some fun paper straw decorations.
Ingredients Needed:
This strawberry cake is bursting with strawberry flavor because there is three times the strawberry goodness added to the batter. The color in this gorgeous cake comes from using a strawberry box cake mix.
Doctored up cake mixes really are quite delicious and will have everyone wondering what bakery you bought it from. Wink, wink.
- Strawberry Cake Mix - using a box cake mix will give this cake a pretty pink color
- Instant Strawberry Pudding - a pudding mix makes a bundt cake super moist and delicious. Use a vanilla or white chocolate pudding mix if you can't find a strawberry.
- Strawberry Nesquik - adds more strawberry flavor to the cake
- Milk - using milk instead of water gives a box cake mix a more homemade flavor
- Sour Cream - adds moisture and fat without thinning the batter
- Eggs - be sure to buy large eggs
- Oil - makes the cake moist
- Mini Chocolate Chips - totally optional, but they really are delicious in a strawberry cake
These bundt cakes are so soft and delicious that they really do not need any frosting. But I also have a thing against naked cakes, so I like to add chocolate drizzles.
It isn't necessary, but it really does make the cake that much prettier. And extra chocolate is never a bad idea!
How to make a Strawberry Bundt Cake:
- Mix together the strawberry cake mix, pudding mix, milk, strawberry powder, sour cream, eggs, and oil in a large bowl.
- Gently stir mini chocolate chips into the strawberry cake batter.
- Spoon the mixture into a greased bundt cake and bake.
- Let it cool in pan 10-15 minutes, then flip out onto a plate to cool completely.
- Drizzle melted white chocolate over the top of the cooled cake.
- Use a little bit of the melted chocolate to attach the chocolate covered strawberries to the top of the strawberry bundt cake, and push the decorated straws into the back.
How to make Chocolate Covered Strawberries:
Chocolate covered strawberries add a fun and pretty flair to this easy strawberry cake. You can use store-bought ones if you want, but they are very easy to make on your own.
- Use room temperature berries when you are making chocolate covered strawberries because they dip better. Cold ones tend to get slimy. And slimy and chocolate is not a good combo!
- Make sure you choose a good quality chocolate like Ghirardelli melting wafers for dipping. Not only will it work better, but they taste much better too.
- Melt the chocolate according to the package directions. Dip one strawberry in the chocolate at a time.
- Roll a few of the dipped strawberries in mini chocolate chips before the chocolate coating sets up. You can also use nuts or sprinkles. Sprinkled berries would look so fun on top of this cake.
- Add white chocolate drizzles to the rest of the chocolate covered strawberries for another fun decoration.
Frequently Asked Questions:
What can I use in place of the strawberry pudding mix?
Use a white chocolate or vanilla pudding mix in place of the strawberry mix.
How do you store a bundt cake?
Keep the cake in a covered container on the counter for a few days.
Bundt cakes freeze very well. Make sure the cake is cooled completely before wrapping tightly in plastic wrap and placing in a freezer safe container.
Other easy bundt cake recipes:
- Coconut Bundt Cake
- Carrot Bundt Cake
- Caramel Apple Bundt Cake
- Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake
- Salted Caramel Bundt Cake
- Pina Colada Cake recipe
More strawberry dessert recipes:
- Strawberry Pie Filling
- Strawberry Cheesecake Cake
- Strawberry Cobbler
- Strawberry Fluff
- Strawberry Pie with graham cracker crust
- Strawberry Pretzel Pie
Strawberry Bundt Cake Recipe
This Easy Strawberry Bundt Cake is a delicious and fun way to say, "I love you" to your family and friends. Chocolate chips and chocolate covered strawberries make this strawberry cake a pretty treat for any party or dinner.
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 1 strawberry cake mix
- 3.4 ounce box instant strawberry pudding
- 1 cup milk
- 2 Tablespoons instant strawberry Nesquik powder (optional)
- ½ cup sour cream
- 4 large eggs
- ½ cup oil
- 1 ½ cup mini chocolate chips, divided
For the Chocolate Covered Strawberries
- 12 strawberries
- ¾ cup white chocolate melting wafers, divided
- ¼ cup chocolate melting wafers
- mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 12 cup bundt pan with nonstick baking spray.
- Combine the cake mix, pudding mix, milk, strawberry powder, sour cream, eggs, and oil in a large mixing bowl. Beat on low for 1 minute, then beat on medium for 2 minutes.
- Stir in 1 cup mini chocolate chips gently.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and bake 50-55 minutes.
- Let the cake cool for 10-15 minutes in the pan, then flip out onto a plate. Cool completely.
- Melt ½ cup white chocolate melts according to the package directions. Spoon into a plastic bag and cut one corner off. Drizzle over the top of the cake.
- Melt the chocolate melts according to the package directions. Dip the strawberries in the chocolate and place on wax paper. Roll a few in mini chocolate chips, if desired.
- Melt the remaining white melts and place in a plastic bag. Cut one tip off and drizzle the strawberries.
- Place on wax paper and let dry. Drizzle a little bit of chocolate on the bottom of each strawberry and place on the top of the cake.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 14 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 408Total Fat: 27gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 72mgSodium: 91mgCarbohydrates: 41gFiber: 2gSugar: 33gProtein: 6g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
*The post for this Strawberry Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake was first published on January 25, 2016. The photos and post were updated April 27, 2020, and it was republished May 4, 2021.
Nimmy Joseph
can we substitute or avoid the instant Nesquik strawberry powder? Will it make a difference?
Jocelyn
You can leave the powdered milk out or use a teaspoon of strawberry extract instead. I just like to add a little bit more strawberry flavor to the cake mix. I hope you enjoy the cake.
Vicki white
Thank you for the quick response; tried our local Walmart but I'll try one in a bigger town, this is Rural USA. Hope it is as good as it looks.
Vicki white
Excited to make this cake for nurses week...purchased all supplies EXCEPT instant strawberry 'pudding. No store I've been in has It and never heard of strawberry pudding? Where do you get it?
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Jocelyn
I bought the strawberry pudding at Walmart. You can just use a vanilla pudding mix and 1 teaspoon strawberry extract in place of it. I hope you enjoy the cake.
Katie @The Semisweet Sisters
This cake is too pretty! Love it!
Jessica @ Jessica in the Kitchen
What a BEAUTIFUL cake!! I love bundt cakes. I think I would end up eating all the strawberries on top before even reaching to like delicious light and fluffy cake!
Jocelyn
Thank you! And you know what? My kids did just that...ate the berries first!
Cakespy
I like big bundts and I cannot lie (I will never get tired of saying that). I LOVE this cake!! It's so pretty, and it matches one of my pairs of (pink) glasses!
Jocelyn
YES!!! I can't stop saying it every time I bake another bundt cake! LOL!
Mir
I love baking pink too, Jocelyn. And this is the most deliciously girly cake! I saw those decorations at Target too, but I'm positive you used them the best out of anyone who saw them. The drizzle is a must!
Jocelyn
Awe, thank you so much! It was fun trying to figure out the best way to use them!
Aimee @ ShugarySweets
Such a pretty cake, I love the strawberry and chocolate chip combo. And yes, I too have a thing for bundts 🙂
Jocelyn
Hahaha! I knew I could count on you to catch that phrase 😉
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
What a gorgeous bundt cake, Jocelyn! I love the strawberry and chocolate chip combo! This would definitely be a show stopper any time of the year. Love it!
Jocelyn
Thank you so much! I agree, this would definitely be a hit at any party year round!!!
Lisa @ Wine & Glue
OMG! Same here! I was SUCH a tomboy. My mom made me a dress when I was 5, and I refused to wear it and made her cry. And now I am more girly . . . probably because I'm raising the most girly girl there ever was, lol!!! This cake looks amazing Jocelyn!
Jocelyn
Isn't it funny how we change as we get older? My girl is pretty girlie too...and I love it 🙂
Julianne @ Beyond Frosting
LOVING this cake! Plus I LOVE chocolate covered strawberries, they are a perfect addition to this cake.
Jocelyn
Those strawberries just added so much fun and texture to this pink cake!!!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
This looks absolutely amazing!! I LOVE ALL THE PINK!
Jocelyn
Thanks, girl! This was a fun pink treat to create!
Medha @ Whisk & Shout
This cake is a showstopper- the chocolate covered strawberries really take it all to the next level 🙂
Jocelyn
Thank you so much! I had so much fun decorating this one!!!
Elizabeth @ Confessions of a Baking Queen
Love how you decorated the cake. There really is nothing quite like chocolate and strawberries. Match made in heaven!
Jocelyn
I totally agree...chocolate and strawberry is a timeless combo!
Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor
I am addicted to anything with strawberries so this cake looks incredible! I wish I had a slice for a mid-afternoon snack.
Jocelyn
I am all about the strawberry treats right now too. And this one is perfect for afternoon munching...not that I would know or anything. Wink, wink 😉
Medeja
The color is so cute!
Jocelyn
Thank you! I was really trying to get a good pink color!!!
Julie @ Willow Bird Baking
This came out so cute!! I love it!
Jocelyn
Thank you 🙂 !!!