Jello Cake Recipe

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How To Make Jello Cake

Luscious Lemon Jello Cake

Ingredients

1 box Lemon Cake
1 box Lemon Jello
4 Eggs
¾ cup Oil
1 cup hot Water
1 ½ cup powdered Sugar
6 tbsp Lemon juice

Method

In a bowl, take powdered sugar and lemon juice and mix well.
In a separate bowl, take together the cake mix, jello, water, eggs and oil and whip it to a smooth consistency.
Take a 9'' x 13'' pan, grease it with a little oil and pour the mixture into it.
Bake the cake at 350 degrees Centigrade until done.
Remove the cake from the oven and fork the top using fork tines or toothpick.
Glaze the cake with a mixture of powdered sugar and lemon juice and allow the cake to cool.
Garnish with whipped cream and serve.

Fruit Bottom Jello cake

Ingredients

2 cups Strawberries (chopped)
1 can Pineapple (crushed and drained)
1 pkg Strawberry Flavor Gelatin
3 cups miniature Marshmallows
1 pkg White Cake Mix

Method

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Centigrade.
Take a 13'' x 9'' inch baking dish and set a thin layer of strawberries. Top this layer with a coat of pineapple.
Dust dry gelatin mix on top of the pineapple and top it with marshmallows. Keep aside.
In a separate pan, prepare the cake batter, leaving out the oil.
Pour out the mixture on top of the marshmallows, put the baking dish in the oven, and bake the cake for 55 minutes until done.
Take out the cake from oven and allow it to cool 15 minutes before serving.

Cherry Jello Cake With A Cool Whip

Ingredients

1 white cake mix
1 Package Cherry Jello
1 tub of Cool Whip
1 can Cherry Pie Filling

Method

In a bowl, prepare the white cake mix following the instructions given in the packet.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Centigrade.
Grease a baking dish and pour out the mixture on it.
Bake for 40-50 minutes until done.
Remove the cake from the oven and poke holes on the surface using a toothpick. Allow the cake to cool.
In a bowl, mix together jello with water.
Glaze the cake with jello and top it with cherry pie filling.
Garnish with cool whip and cherry slices and refrigerate the cake before serving.

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