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JELL-O "Dive-on-In" Cake

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45 min

total time

4 hr 45 min

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20 servings, 1/20 recipe (68 g) each

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video by: kraft

recipe by: kraft

What You Need

1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix

2 cups boiling water

2 pkg. (85 g each) Jell-O Berry Blue Jelly Powder

4 cups ice cubes

1-1/2 cups thawed Cool Whip Whipped Topping

33 Mini Oreo Cookies

7 Teddy Grahams Honey Cookie

8 ring-shaped chewy fruit snacks

5 shark-shaped chewy fruit snacks

Make It

PREPARE cake batter and bake in 13x9-inch pan as directed on package. Cool completely.

REMOVE cake from pan; place on platter. Use serrated knife to cut and scoop out a shallow rectangle from centre of cake, leaving a 2-inch border on all sides and thin layer of cake on bottom. Reserve removed cake for snacking or other use.

ADD boiling water to jelly powders in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add ice; stir until jelly begins to thicken. Remove any unmelted ice. Pour jelly into centre of cake. Refrigerate 4 hours or until jelly is firm.

FROST borders of cake with Cool Whip. Decorate with remaining ingredients as desired to resemble a swimming pool. Keep refrigerated.

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Cooking Know-How

For easy removal of cake, line pan with foil before filling with batter.

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This recipe was so much fun to make:) The kids flip out each time I make this. Its delicious and cool! Thanks Kraft for this wonderful and fun recipe!
posted by kraftrecipegirl | on 3/15/2012

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this was an awesome, fun and pretty easy cake to make, i made it for my niece and nephew. they loved it, as well as their friends
posted by 11babyboo12 | on 5/30/2011

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this is a perfect cake to serve to boys or girls. it is amazing to look at as well not only the kids are excited by it so are the adults. I have made it several times and everyone loves it. the cool whip is perfect to use instead of icing, you won't regret making this cakr for your child, or even someone else's, it's especially fun to make. T.T.F.N.
posted by shkarnish | on 3/23/2011

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Before I even saw this video made this cake (by request) for many birthdays. I used "scribblers" to ice bikinis on the teddy grahams. I usually put sharks or frogs (gummies of course) in the "pool" and sprinkles on the edge of the pool and cut "towels" made of fruit ribbons. everyone loves the idea and it tastes great too!!
posted by grammahunnie | on 1/4/2010

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I loved this cake...we did a few things different but that just makes it personal. We did browish icing like sand and had someone making a sandcastle, someone bured in the sand, fish in the water....We loved it! So yummy and fun! Thank You Kraft!
posted by katie.nl | on 8/31/2009

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This cake was an absolute hit for my daughter's 10th birthday party. The kids just devoured it!! It worked great with her party theme since we held it at an indoor pool with a waterslide.I used a Rainbow Bit cake mix instead of the yellow cake mix. It was an extremely easy cake to put together. I'll definitely make it again!
posted by ldaitken | on 8/8/2009

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My husband requests this cake every birthday! It's a huge hit and is so much fun to make, the kids love to help.
posted by kerryheck | on 5/19/2009

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I made this for my 6 yr olds class at school and it was a big hit. The kids and teachers ,all loved it!!!
posted by yousew2 | on 3/10/2009

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I made this cake for my daughter's 10th Birthday Party. We had the party at an indoor swimming pool..so it worked well with the theme and the kids absolutely loved it !!! ...and so easy for me to make.
posted by a cook | on 1/28/2009

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I made this for my daughter's 9th birthday. It was a great hit with her and her friends and the parents.
posted by gliddell | on 8/7/2008