Jello Recipes
Raspberry Jello Refrigerator Cake
Jello mold recipes are so simple to make and the following jello cake recipe is just as easy. You can make a completely unique cake by using a cake mix and pouring jello into it or over it. You can also experiment with jello flavors in your jello mold recipes and see which you like the most. The jello you use also colors the cake. Obviously red jello will give the cake a red hue. Try lime jello for a green color or orange jello for an orange color.
Raspberry flavor jello goes especially nicely with a plain cake and the creamy vanilla topping finishes it off beautifully. You just make the cake, pour the jello over it, and frost it with the creamy vanilla mixture. This raspberry jello refrigerator cake is so simple to make and so delicious. A lot of people would count jello refrigerator cake amongst their best cake recipes.
The following jello refrigerator cake makes a wonderful dessert after any type of meal and you can make double the amount if you want because it freezes well. You can make jello in jello molds or jello cups but, in this recipe, the jello is used as a component in a cake to enhance its flavor, proving once again that jello is extremely versatile as well as delicious.
How to Make Jello Refrigerator Cake
Ingredients -
For the Jello Cake:
1 small package raspberry jello
1 white cake mix
For the Topping:
1 envelope dream whip
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ½ cups cold milk
1 small package vanilla instant pudding mix
Preparation:
Make the cake according to the directions on the box and bake in a 9 by 13 inch pan. Cook for 20 to 25 minutes. Combine the raspberry jello with ¾ cup boiling water and ½ cup cold water.
Poke deep holes into the cake, about ½ inch apart, and pour the jello slowly into the cake.
Refrigerate the cake while you make the topping. Do not make the hole right through the cake or the jello will run out and make a mess!
Blend the dream whip; milk, vanilla, and pudding mix until stiff. Use this mixture to frost the cake immediately and store it in a refrigerator.
This cake is best served chilled and you can freeze the frosted cake if you want to..
(Serves 8 to 10)
