Mix together the sugar, self-rising flour, and milk. Add in the milk and vanilla, then whisk together.
Prepare the strawberries by rinsing them, removing the stems, and cutting them into quarters. Prepare the pan by melting 4 Tbsp butter and pouring it into the bottom of a 9x13x2 casserole dish. Pour the batter right over the butter. Add the fresh berries right on top of the batter. Now get your cream cheese ready. All I did was cut it into little cubes. Add the cream cheese cubes onto the top of the cobbler and pushed them down a bit with your finger. Bake the cobbler, uncovered, for 1 hour at 350 degrees F.