Strawberry Jello Cake



Good Monday morning everyone!  This is Libby from the blog, Cooking With Libby.  I am so thrilled to be able to be a part of this lovely group and share all these wonderful recipes with y'all!  Let me tell you a little about myself (for those who don't already know).  I am a Stay at Home Mom to two wonderful children, Ava Marie (who will be 5 this week) and Eli Daniel (who is 3).  I have been married for 10 years to my wonderful husband (who I call Husband Man) who is a Master Sergeant in the Air Force.  We have been a Military family for 9 years and we love it :)  We are stationed over at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.  There is never a dull moment in our house and we love it!

Now...onto the recipe ;) 

This cake is one of Husband Man's favorite cakes.  I learned to make it back in 2002 during our first year of marriage.  I taught myself how to make it, without the use of a cookbook or someone telling me what to do.  The inspiration came from one of my ex co-workers who showed up to work one morning with this gorgeous cake.  I asked her what was in it and she replied, "cake mix, Jello, and whipped cream."  I was shocked. I thought it just wasn't possible for a beautiful cake like that to only have 3 ingredients.  But it was true.  The following month, I decided to duplicate that recipe on my own....remembering what this lady had told me. 

The results were out of this world!  This ended up being one of Husband Man's favorite cakes, coming in second to the homemade German Chocolate Cake I make for his birthday every year ;)  My children also love this cake as well.  I assume it has something to do with the Jello and whipped cream ;)  You can use any flavor of cake mix and pair it with any flavor of Jello.  We've done yellow cake with strawberry Jello.....white cake with strawberry or cherry Jello....white cake with orange Jello...yellow cake with orange Jello....etc, etc, etc.  The possibilities are endless.  In the picture up above, I used a boxed white cake mix but this recipe will work wonderful with homemade cake mixes as well.  This has become a family favorite in our house and we hope it will become one in yours ;)

Happy Baking!

Strawberry Jello Cake

(makes one 13x9 inch rectangle cake)

Ingredients:

1 boxed cake mix (any flavor) or recipe for homemade cake mix (any flavor)

1 little box of Instant Jello (any flavor)

1 small tub of Cool whip

Directions:

1.  Make and bake the cake as directed on the box or in the recipe

2.  Once cake is finished baking, let it cool to room temperature.

3.  With a fork or knife, poke holes into the cake, making sure to get the sides and the middle. 

4.  Mix the Jello with 1 cup of hot water and 1 cup cold water.  Stir until dissolved.

5.  Take the Jello liquid and pour all over the cake. 

6.  Place the cake in the refrigerator to chill for a couple of hours.

7.  Spread Cool Whip over the cake when chilled.

8.  Garnish with chopped nuts, shredded chocolate, or strawberries. 

~Sweet Southern Hugs~

~Libby