UNDER-THE-SEA CAKE

Under-the-Sea Cake image

A boxed cake mix is transformed into a kid's dream birthday cake with the clever use of blue gelatin, crushed wafers and assorted candies.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 5h35m

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 pkg. (2-layer size) white cake mix
2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, divided
3/4 cup boiling water
1 pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Berry Blue Flavor Gelatin
2 cups ice cubes
10 vanilla wafers, crushed
2 chewy fruit snack rolls
15 jelly beans
4 bear-shaped honey graham snacks
decorating gel
7 bite-size fish-shaped chewy fruit snacks

Steps:

Line 13x9-inch pan with foil; spray with cooking spray. Prepare cake batter and bake in prepared pan as directed on package. Cool completely.
Invert cake onto platter; remove pan and foil. Use serrated knife to cut 1/2-inch-wide strip off each side of cake. Cut each strip lengthwise in half; set aside.
Spread trimmed cake with 1-1/2 cups COOL WHIP. Stack cake strips around outside edges of cake to make rim; frost rim with remaining COOL WHIP. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Add boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add ice; stir until gelatin begins to thicken. Remove any unmelted ice. Pour gelatin into center of cake. Refrigerate 4 hours or until gelatin is firm. Decorate with remaining ingredients to resemble an aquarium as shown in photo.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 240, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 250 mg, Carbohydrate 39 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 25 g, Protein 3 g