Strawberry 7-Up Cake

Strawberry 7-Up Cake CAKE 1 (18 ounce) box strawberry cake mix (Duncan Hines is best!) Or you can use a white cake mix 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 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.