Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2009

I made this for my dad for Veteran's Day and he really enjoyed it. I had frosting already, so I used that instead of whipped cream. Will definitely make it again.

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roosty30

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Reviewed: Jul. 22, 2009

We loved this! The cake was super moist and the cool whip topping was a nice change from buttercream. The kids liked that the cake was red, white and blue. Good cake for the 4th of July. We decorated the top with strawberries and blueberries.

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Home Town: Utica, New York, USA

Living In: Rockville, Maryland, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2009

This was good cake, but nothing spectacular. I did like the look of the cake with the colored layers. I've never been a fan of plain whipped cream on cake so I followed Christine suggestions for adding the Cool Whip to vanilla pudding. That was definitely a good choice. This wouldn't be my first choice for a cake recipe based on the taste, but I would make it again for the visual appeal.

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Heather R.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Spring Lake, Michigan, USA

Living In: Jacksonville, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2009

Everyone loved this cake...the darn store was out of white cake mix so I used cherry chip mix with berry jello for both layers..yummm!!! I also followed a previous members suggestion and made the yummy coolwhip frosting that has the vanilla jello...yummm again!!! I topped mine with strawberries and blueberries to look like a flag..it was a big hit and i should have made two!!!

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Reviewed: Jul. 6, 2009

Cold and refreshing. Wonderfully light & flavorful. Our family loves it.

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Reviewed: Jul. 4, 2009

Christine, I just read your review,thanks for the tip!!I also agree with you and DJD. I will definitely be using your suggestion! I have made this wonderful cake countless times and I still love it!! There are an infinite amount of combination's for this cake and it will be a tasty exploration indeed! Thank You so much Jell-O!!

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Patty Cakes

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Los Angeles, California, USA

Living In: Long Beach, California, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 28, 2009

DJDEMARCO commented that the cool whip was an insubstantial frosting for this layer cake; I completely agree. Allrecipes.com has a awesome and simple and refreshing Cool Whip Frosting recipe: all you do is beat together 1 box instant vanilla pudding + 1 C. Milk + 1 tsp. Vanilla, and then fold in 1 tub of Cool Whip. Voila! It's that easy. And if you'd like, you could even add a tint of food coloring. :D

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Christine

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Home Town: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2008

This cake turned out good and I was worried that no one would try it over all the other desserts but it went well. I used strawberry and blueberry jell-o flavors. And instead of cool whip, I used betty crocker whipped cream frosting and it was pretty delicious. Inexpensive to make, probably would do it again.

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jdove

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Reviewed: Jul. 4, 2007

This cake tasted ok, nothing special about it. It was very cute and patriotic for our 4th of July picnic, but I don't think I'll be making it again.

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jenn158

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Reviewed: May 31, 2005

Definitely a fun cake to make! Nice and moist for a refreshing summer treat!

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Libby

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Reviewed: Jul. 6, 2003

This is a perfect summer recipe. Not too heavy and refreshing. My family thought it was really good. They don't like frosting that is too sweet. The cool whip was perfect. I used sugar free jello and light cool whip.

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Reviewed: May 22, 2003

I made this for an office 'Patriotic Luncheon'. Nothing special about the flavor of the cake. It is a very moist cake. A little too sweet for me. I definitely would recommend using another type of icing (or a more substantial whipped cream icing) as the top layer slides very easily.

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