My mom made this easy Jello Cake recipe for us when I lived at home and what a delicious dessert it is! If I had to pick a cake that reflected spring to me I can’t think of one better than this, Jello Cake. I am using my affiliate links.
How to make easy Jello Cake
You can actually get creative by pairing your favorite flavor cake with your favorite flavor of Jello. I like a white or yellow cake with cherry flavored gelatin. Making this easy Jello cake is as simple as…
- 1 large box of Jello or 2 of the small – can be generic brand (see the many flavors of Jello you can choose from here).
- 1 regular sized container of Cool Whip or generic brand whipped topping
I love my mixing bowls, I have two different sizes.
- Make your cake according to box instructions.
- When done baking, allow to cool for while.
- I always leave my cake in the pan. Poke holes all over using fork or end of wooden spoon.
You can use any pan that works. I like these as well.
- Now- prepare Jello by only using the step that calls for hot water and mix to dissolve. Do NOT add the cold water (because you don’t want to water-down that great flavor). Note: Two of the small boxes did give me more Jello than I needed but I don’t think one small box is enough.
- Pour all over your cake, put in the fridge to chill for a little while.
- After its chilled for a little while frost it with your tub of cool whip.
- Put back into fridge to chill thoroughly.
Be sure to have plenty of friends or family to share this with or you may eat too much yourself! 🙂
I would say till it’s cool and won’t melt your cool whip, and then keep in the fridge so it’s nice and cold when it’s time to eat. 🙂
How long do you consider “a while” for the chilling process? My brother wants this for his bday Sunday, but I don’t have time to bake until the morning of. I wanna know from your experience, how long should this cake chill after adding the jello for it to be ready? 20 mins, an hour, etc?
Sure, Nina, and I will email you. Thanks for reaching out.
Hi Tracy – I found you while searching for spring recipes to share with our readers at Ruby for Women blog and magazine. I would like to request permission to include one image along with a link back here to your blog in the upcoming issue of our online Christian women’s magazine. You can find us at http://www.rubyforwomen.com if you would like to see our blog. We have readers from all across the USA as well as many other English-speaking countries, and I know they would love this recipe! Please let me know if you would grant us permission to add this recipe to our feature article on spring recipes. Thanks for your consideration of our request, Nina @ Ruby for Women