Adding Flavored Gelatain to Cake Mix? Yay or Nay?

I would give the Jell-O a great big Mr. Ed style, NEIGH!!! Many, many people do it, but I think it is grotesque. Too fake! But, I do think that the strawberry and white mixed together is fine, if you like boxed strawberry. When I worked at a cake shop, that is what they did. It is still very "strawberry", but not melt your face sweet and day-glow pink, like the original strawberry box mix.

If I had to do it, I would use the white and strawberry, and 2 boxes of white chocolate pudding, (vanilla is too yellow) and the syrup from a bag of frozen, reduced strawberries, throwing away the grey lumps (strawberries). I reduce in the crock pot, just throw the berries in, with 2 tablespoons of sugar coating them, and cook on high with no lid, while you do something else, stirring occasionally. When the syrup is thick and red, and the strawberries are grey and soggy, drain it into a measuring cup with a sieve, and let cool, then use it for part of your liquid. I am always in a hurry, so I will cool mine by topping it off with milk, until I have as much liquid as I need.

My avitar is a combination of strawberry and funfetti mixes. I layered them and the cake was marbled pink and white (with the sprinkles). Everyone liked the effect. HTH

Freeze dried strawberry powder. 

i like it -- it does not affect the texture

i did not care for the strawberry flavored cake mix ;)

i also added chopped strawberries to the batter