JELL-O(R) 'Dive-on-In' Cake Recipe
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JELL-O® 'Dive-on-In' Cake

By: JELL-O  
"This cake decorated like a pool party will make a big splash at your next event."

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Ready In:
4 Hrs 15 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 15 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 2 pkg. (4 serving size) JELL-O Brand Berry Blue Flavor Gelatin
  • 1 cup cold water
  • 1 (8 ounce) tub COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed
  • 56 OREO Mini Bite Size Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
  • 6 TEDDY GRAHAMS Graham Snacks
  • 5 ring-shaped chewy fruit snacks
  • 4 bite-size fish-shaped chewy fruit snacks

Directions

  1. Prepare and bake cake mix in 13x9-inch baking pan as directed on package. Cool completely. Invert cake onto large platter; remove pan. Using a serrated knife, cut and scoop out a shallow rectangle from center of cake, leaving a 2-inch border of cake on all sides and a thin layer of cake on the bottom. Reserve removed cake for snacking or other use.
  2. Stir boiling water into dry gelatin mix in large bowl at least 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Refrigerate 1-1/4 hours or until slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites). (Or, see Tip below for quicker set method.) Pour thickened gelatin into center of cake. Refrigerate 3 hours or until set.
  3. Frost borders of cake with whipped topping. Decorate with remaining ingredients as desired to resemble a swimming pool. Store leftover cake in refrigerator.

Footnotes

  • Fun Idea
  • Insert bite-size fish-shaped and octopus-shaped chewy fruit snacks into gelatin 'pool' before refrigerating for an added treat!
  • Shortcut
  • For a quick-set gelatin, simply add 4 cups ice cubes to the dissolved gelatin mixture in place of the 1 cup cold water; stir 8 min. or until gelatin begins to thicken (spoon drawn through leaves a definite impression). Remove any unmelted ice. Pour thickened gelatin into center of cake; continue as directed.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 26, 2008 by jrbaker 
This makes such an adorable cake, and you can use any flavors you like for the cake & pool. I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 28, 2007 by jpluemer 
It looked awesome, but the taste wasn't so great! MORE

 
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