Ingredients

• Cake:
• cooking spray
• 1 (16.5 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
• 1 cup water
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• Frosting:
• 1 cup cold milk
• 1 (3.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 cup strawberry glaze
• 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
• 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup, or to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch round cake pans with cooking spray.
2. Combine cake mix, water, eggs, and oil in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium and beat until smooth, about 2 minutes. Divide batter between prepared pans.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 24 to 29 minutes. Cool in the pans for 15 minutes. Invert onto a rack and cool completely, about 20 minutes.
4. Mix milk, chocolate pudding mix, and confectioners' sugar together in a bowl to make frosting; fold in whipped topping.
5. Spread half of the frosting over 1 cake. Spread 1/2 cup strawberry glaze over the frosting. Place the second cake on top; cover with remaining frosting. Spread remaining strawberry glaze on top. Arrange strawberries over glaze. Drizzle top and sides of cake with chocolate syrup. Chill cake until serving.