How to make Strawberry Jell-O Cake

Strawberry Jell-O Cake is a favorite in our household. It's easy to make and delicious too. This cake is a major hit at parties.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Ingredients: 1 prepared 9 x 13 vanilla cake 6 oz strawberry Jell-O 3 ½ cups boiling water 8 oz cool whip 1 pound fresh strawberries
• Equipment: Stove with oven Refrigerator 9x13 cake pan – preferably glass Mixer 6 cup pot with lid wooden spoon measuring cups spatula paring knife Large mixing bowl

1. 
    
   Prepared Yellow Cake

   Prepare yellow cake mix according box directions or if making from scratch according to recipe. Cool cake completely.

2. 
    
   Poke holes in cake.

   Put water on to boil in pot with lid before starting step 3.
   Take the handle of the wooden spoon and poke hole in the cooled yellow cake
   With wooden spoon mix 6 oz. of strawberry Jell-O with 3 ½ cups of boiling water in mixing bowl.

3. 
    
   Pour hot Jell-O over cake.

   Slowly pour hot Jell-O over cake and especially into holes. Refrigerate 3 hours. At this time take Cool Whip out of freezer and place in refrigerator to defrost.

4. 
    
   Sliced strawberries

   While cake is gelling, prepare fresh strawberries. Cut off leaves and then slice as shown in photo. Place, covered, in refrigerator.

5. 
    
   Spread Cool Whip

   After cake is gelled, spread 8 oz of cool whip over entire cake.

6. 
    
   Finished Strawberry Jell-O Cake

   Place strawberries on top of cool whip.

7. 
    
   Enjoy!

   A slice of Strawberry Jell-O Cake shows how the Jell-O has gelled in the holes. It is as delicious as it looks.

Tips & Warnings

• Whenever I am going to bake, to conserve energy I always bake two cakes and freeze one for latter use.
• For Strawberry Jell-O Cake I always use a glass baking dish so you cake see the colors through the glass.
• To make this a low-fat sugar free cake use a sugar-free cake mix, sugar free Jell-O and low-fat Cool Whip.
• Cake must be kept refrigerated until ready to serve.

Resources

• Strawberries, Modern and Medieval

[FacePro]

on 7/12/2009 This looks so good I can't stand it! The perfect way to put strawberries and jello together. 5*

[jaysmommi]

on 4/23/2009 My mother makes this all the time. It is soooo delicious! Now I can make it thanks to you. 5*

[jaysmommi]

on 4/23/2009 My mother makes this all the time. It is soooo delicious! Now I can make it thanks to you. 5*

[AlexsMom]

on 10/28/2008 You can also do this with a bundt pan, which makes for a very pretty dessert. Just remove the cake from the bundt pan and put in on the serving dish before pouring the Jell-O over it. You can also do this with vanilla cake and orange Jell-O. You can add vanilla pudding and orange extract to the whipped topping to make it more orange-y tasting. It's pretty good.

[Buckeye207]

on 10/25/2008 great article, love the step by step photos! 5*