The New Mexican Hatch green chile may be the most addictive food on the planet. For their version of this recipe, people will wait in line in a blizzard at the renowned Chicago Dog in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Many of the neighborhood restaurants, stands, gas stations, and taco trucks in Santa Fe create their own variant. Even though this is on the Heart Association’s list of things to avoid, you will pass away happy.
| Prep Time: | 45 mins |
| Cook Time: | 25 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs 40 mins |
| Servings: | 14 |
| Yield: | 1 triple layer 9-inch cake |
Ingredients
- nonstick cooking spray
- 1 (15.25 ounce) package white cake mix
- 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry-flavored gelatin mix (such as Jell-O®)
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup fresh strawberries, finely chopped
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 (16 ounce) packages confectioners’ sugar
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, finely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray three 9-inch cake pans with nonstick cooking spray.
- Mix cake mix, gelatin, eggs, oil, sugar, strawberries, milk, and flour for cake together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until just combined. Scrape the sides of the bowl, and increase mixer speed to medium; beat for 3 minutes. Pour cake batter evenly into the prepared pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, about 23 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on a rack for about 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely in the refrigerator.
- Meanwhile, make frosting. Beat butter in a large bowl at medium speed until it’s pale yellow and fluffy. Add confectioners’ sugar and strawberries and beat at low speed until well combined and creamy. Set in the refrigerator for 5 to 10 minutes to firm it up slightly (you just don’t want it to be runny).
- Spread one of the layers of cake with frosting then refrigerate. Frost the second layer and refrigerate until the frosting on both layers has firmed up a bit. Assemble all the layers and frost the top and sides. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 723 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 104 g |
| Cholesterol | 89 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 11 g |
| Sodium | 256 mg |
| Sugars | 93 g |
| Fat | 34 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |