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Strawberry Cake Mix Scones Recipe for Soft, Fluffy Treats

These pretty pink strawberry cake-mix scones are packed with strawberry flavor, studded with fresh strawberry pieces and white chocolate chips, and finished with a smooth vanilla glaze.

Bright, flavorful, and fun—perfect for special occasions or a sweet everyday treat.

A close up image of a strawberry cake mix scone on a wire rack with fresh strawberries in the background.

These scones are ideal for Valentine’s Day, a princess tea party, or a Mother’s Day brunch. Using a simple cake-mix hack makes them quick and accessible, yet the finished scones remain light and tender while retaining the classic scone texture.

If you love scones, try these next

  • Blackberry Cream Cheese Scones
  • Strawberry Lemon Scones
  • Lemon Sugar Scones
  • Eggnog Scones
  • Earl Grey Scones
  • Banoffee Scones
  • Instant Oatmeal Scones
A wooden serving tray holds many small white plates bearing scones and fresh strawberries with flowers and coffee to one side.

I’m a fan of cake-mix hacks—keeps the pantry stocked for quick baking projects like cookies, dump cakes, or even rolls. I hadn’t tried scones with a cake mix until I imagined a strawberry version, and after a few adjustments the texture and flavor came together. The result is a scone that looks beautiful and delivers pronounced strawberry flavor.

The ingredients needed to make strawberry cake mix scones: strawberry cake mix, chopped strawberries, flour, egg white, white chocolate chips, butter, and milk.

Ingredients for Strawberry Cake Mix Scones

  • Strawberry-flavored cake mix
  • All-purpose flour (plus extra for dusting)
  • Cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
  • Large egg white
  • Milk (or heavy whipping cream)
  • Chopped fresh strawberries
  • White chocolate chips

For the vanilla glaze

  • Powdered sugar
  • Milk
  • Vanilla extract

Note: There’s no need to add extra leavening—baking powder is already included in the cake mix.

Step-by-step instructions

A collage image that shows cutting in the butter into the flour and cake mix.

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat. In a medium bowl, combine the cake mix and flour. Add the cold butter pieces and cut them into the dry ingredients with a pastry blender or two forks until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs and the butter pieces are pea-sized.

A collage image that shows the steps of adding the strawberries, white chocolate chips and milk to the strawberry cake mix scones.

Step 2: Gently fold the chopped strawberries and white chocolate chips into the dry mixture. In a small bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup milk and one large egg white, then add to the mixture. Stir carefully until the dough just comes together; avoid overmixing.

A Collage image that shows the scone dough after it's been mixed and then shaping the dough into a ball.

Step 3: Lightly dust your work surface with flour and turn the dough out onto it. Sprinkle a little flour on top and gently shape the dough into a ball without compressing it too much.

A collage image that shows how to shape and flatten the scone dough and then cut it into wedges.

Step 4: Transfer the dough to the prepared baking sheet and pat it into an 8-inch round. Use a sharp knife or pizza cutter to cut the round into 8 wedges, then gently separate them so they have space to bake evenly. Bake at 375°F for 22–25 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden.

Strawberry cake mix scones cooling on a wire rack.

Step 5: Remove the scones from the oven and let them cool on a wire rack.

A collage image that shows mixing up the glaze and then drizzling the glaze over the baked strawberry cake mix scones.

Step 6: Whisk together the powdered sugar, the remaining milk, and vanilla extract to make a smooth glaze. Drizzle the glaze over cooled scones using a fork or spoon. Serve and enjoy.

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Strawberry Cake Mix Scones

Light, tender scones flavored with strawberry, studded with fresh fruit and white chocolate, and topped with a vanilla glaze.
5 from 4 votes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 22 minutes
Additional Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 42 minutes
Servings: 8 scones
Calories: 387kcal
Author: Amy D

Ingredients

Strawberry Cake Mix Scones

  • 1 1/4 cups Strawberry cake mix
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
  • 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
  • 1/2 cup milk (or heavy whipping cream)
  • 1 large egg white
  • 1/2 cup chopped strawberries
  • 1/2 cup white chocolate chips

Vanilla Glaze

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
  • In a medium bowl, combine the cake mix and flour. Add the butter and cut it into the dry mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs and butter pieces are pea-sized.
  • Fold in the chopped strawberries and white chocolate chips. Mix 1/2 cup milk with one egg white and add to the dry ingredients, stirring gently until incorporated.
  • Dust a work surface with flour, turn the dough out, and shape it into a ball. Pat it into an 8-inch round.
  • Cut the round into 8 wedges and separate them slightly on the baking sheet. Bake for 22–25 minutes until the edges are lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
  • Whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla for the glaze. Drizzle over cooled scones.

Notes

Store the scones in an airtight container at room temperature for several days.

Scones can be frozen before baking and baked later from frozen; follow your preferred freezing instructions for best results.

Nutrition

Calories: 387 kcal
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Carbs: 47 g
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Protein: 5 g
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Fat: 20 g
These pretty pink strawberry cake mix scones are bursting with strawberry flavor with bits of strawberries and white chocolate chips inside and a creamy vanilla glaze drizzled on top.