Meals Matter

Commented by: frau_blucher

The one suggestion I have is not to use French Vanilla pudding mix for the frosting. The resulting frosting turns out the color of butter, yuck. I'll definitely make this cake again, but I'll use regular vanilla pudding or chocolate pudding in the frosting. I used this recipe to make cupcakes for the 4th of July. I chose white cake mix, which worked out well. The cupcakes turned out very cute with strawberry jello and berry (blue) jello. I used a meat fork to make the holes and used a drinking straw (placing straw in bowl of jello, then placing thumb over end of straw to trap jello inside) to put the jello into the holes. Don't be shy about really filling up the holes with jello. With the substitution on the pudding, this is definitely a keeper. The frosting never did get "stiff" as described in the recipe, but it thickened up a bit and was usable. Yummy.

Commented by: caseysmommy416

Love this cake!!! My dad said his mom used to make a jello cake and he wanted my mom to make one for him like she used to. So she searched and found this one on here. My dad absolutely loved it. We've made it several times now and everytime it is excellent!! I am currently making one right now for my dad for Father's Day and while I'm waiting for the cake to finish baking I thought I would post a comment. You won't be dissapointed in this cake!! Yummy!!! TIP: I use a medicine dropper like the free ones from RIte Aid to poke holes in the cake and then I use it to fill the holes with the jello. Super easy!!!

Commented by: chipbody

Best Cake Ever. My wife makes it for me about 3 times a year and its always a treat. You can also make this with choclate cake, any red jello (I perfer rasberry), and of course, choclate pudding. Thanks for putting your recipe up.