Strawberry 7-Up Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

CAKE
1 (18 ounce) box strawberry cake mix (Duncan Hines is best!)
3 eggs
1/4 cup cooking oil (not olive oil)
1/4 cup water
1 cup carbonated lemon-lime beverage, drink (7-Up is best)
TOPPING
1 (3 ounce) box strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessert
3/4 cup boiling water
2 -3 tablespoons sugar (or to taste)
3/4 cup cold water
3 -4 cups fresh sliced strawberries (or one 1-pound package frozen strawberries, drained very well)
Cool Whip Topping, thawed

Preparation

Set oven to 350 degrees.
Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
Mix ALL cake ingredients together in a bowl; beat well until smooth (about 3 minutes).
Transfer cake batter to a prepared baking pan.
Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until cake tests done.
Cool, and invert (turn over) cake onto a tray large enough to hold the cake.
To make the topping: Dissolve the jello powder completely in boiling water, with the sugar, then add in the COLD water; mix well.
Poke holes all over cake with a straw.
Drizzle the jello over entire top of cake.
Place the strawberries slices evenly over and covering all the cake.
Refrigerate cake for 2 or more hours.
Just before serving, top cake with Cool Whip topping.
Delicious!