JELLO CAKE!! A REALLY RETRO SUMMER FAVORITE!!

Today I am sharing a blast from the past, really retro recipe favorite from my childhood. It may be simple, but it's surely delicious and it's Jello cake! My mom made this many a hot summer day for an after dinner treat. The cool fruity goodness of the chosen flavor of Jello combined with the tender cake and creamy topping made for the perfect refreshing combination at the end of a hot summer's day. This is so simple to make and I know that if you have never tried this tasty combination, it will soon become a favorite.

This cake is super easy to make. You start with baking a cake using your favorite boxed cake mix according to the box directions. I always use Duncan Hines cake mix. This time around I am using a yellow cake because that is what I had on the pantry shelf, but white cake is great or orange, lemon or even confetti cake is spectacular. You can come up with a myriad of combinations. I do recommend you stick with a lighter cake mix and not venture into combine Jello with chocolate cake. It won't have the same impact visually.

Completely cool the cake, once baked then take a large skewer or a meat fork and poke several holes into the cake evenly. Now we move on to making the Jello. I have used 1,3 ounce box of orange Jello today but you can use whatever flavor you like. You can combine the cake and the Jello to create great tastes that you know you enjoy. How about coconut cake with pineapple Jello? Today I am using yellow cake and orange Jello to create a sort of orange creamsicle flavor.

Dissolve the Jello powder in 1 cup of very hot water and stir until completely dissolved. Then add 1 cup of cold water and stir well. This will help to bring down the temperature of the Jello for the next step. Time to pour the Jello over the cake. You can simply pour this over evenly using the spout of a measuring cup but I find it is easier for me to use my gravy ladle and gently ladle the prepared Jello evenly over the cake. This guarantees that it will be evenly distributed.

Once the Jello has been poured in you can top your cake. My mom used to use good old fashioned Cool Whip and if you love that you can use that. You can also use the Cool Whip alternative called Tru Whip if you like. I personally made my own whipped topping using 2 cups of heavy whipping cream, 1/2 cup of powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons of instant clear gel or Ultra Jel. You can find that here: https://amzn.to/3qCMvYT

The Ultra Jel is a modified food starch instant thickener that will stabilize the whipped cream so it will not break down in the fridge. It has no flavor and it thickens the cream nicely. I whip the cream and the powdered sugar until soft peaks form then add the ultra jel and whip until thickened. You can also stabilize the whipped cream using the unflavored gelatin method. It takes a little longer but gives a similar outcome.

Spread your chosen whipped topping over the cake evenly. As an afterthought for my orange Jello cake I think that next time I will use a can of drained mandarin oranges and arrange them neatly on top before spreading the whipped cream over. It will be a nice pop of tang as well as a visual surprise when serving.

The cake will need to go into the fridge for at least 2 hours but honestly I will say, that this is best if refrigerated overnight and served the next day. This gives everything ample time to set up and mingle. Then it will be super easy to cut and serve.

I hope that you give this blast from the past, really retro recipe a try sometime soon and I hope you love it!

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