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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

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.
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.
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.