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Strawberries and Cream Bundt Cake

Strawberries and Cream Bundt Cake using Jell-O, the possibilities are endless

Strawberries and Cream Bundt Cake using Jell-O, the possibilities are endless

 

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. It’s the next holiday, well, the next holiday that involves food. With everyone trying to keep New Year’s resolutions, I have to have something to look forward to. And I bake on whims. I’ve been known to make Christmas cookies in July because it’s what I feel like making.

So when I’m walking through Kroger to get to the chicken breasts that are on sale, it hits me. This cake, I have to make it. I go get my 3 packages of chicken (one for dinner and 2 for the freezer), 5 boxes of Special K (on sale and the kids love the one with the berries) and 2 boxes of white cake mix (luckily, it was on sale too.)


This isn’t my first dance with JELL-O and cake. I made these Jello Swirled Cupcakes last year for my daughter’s class. The kids gobbled them up and the teacher’s enjoyed them too. It was a no brainer for this cake. The only hard part was which flavor? Cherry, watermelon, raspberry, Strawberry? It had to be strawberry for Valentine’s.

I finish up my errands and head back home.  I had the cake in the oven 15 minutes later.

This Strawberries and Cream Bundt Cake had to go immediately to hubby’s work. It couldn’t stay in the house, I just wouldn’t be able to stop at one slice.

Strawberries and Cream Bundt Cake using Jell-O, the possibilities are endless

 

Strawberry and Cream Bundt Cake
makes 1 large bundt cake and 4-6 cupcakes

Strawberries and Cream Bundt Cake using JELL-O

Strawberries and Cream Bundt Cake using JELL-O

Ingredients

  • 2 boxes white cake mix (15.25 ounce)
  • ingredients called for on box
  • 1 box strawberry JELL-O mix (3 ounce)
  • 1 can white frosting

Instructions

  1. Spray a bundt pan well with cooking spray. Prepare cake mix according to box directions.
  2. Pour one third to one half of batter into bundt pan. Reserve 1 tablespoon JELL-O mix for frosting and add remaining mix to remaining cake batter. Stir just till well blended. Spoon batter into bundt pan over top of your white batter. Do not fill bundt pan past 2/3 full. Place any remaining batter in paper lined muffin tin for cupcakes. Bake cake for 45-55 minutes in a preheated 350 degree oven. (cupcakes for 19-22 minutes) Test for doneness using a toothpick. Remove from oven and let cake cool in pan for 20 minutes before inverting onto plate to cool completely.
  4. You don't need the whole can of frosting for the cake so ice cup cakes first then place remaining frosting in a small saucepan. Heat on low, stirring occasionally just until frosting starts to turn melt, about 3-4 minutes.
  5. You're looking for a smooth flow off the spoon. Place half of the melted frosting in a plastic bag. Add the reserved 1 tablespoon JELL-O mix to the remaining frosting, stir well. Place your JELL-O frosting in a separate plastic bag. With scissors, cut one corner off of each bag. You want the hole as small as possible. Drizzle melted frosting over cake, alternating colors.

Notes

recipe source ChocolateChocolateandmore.com

Strawberries and Cream Bundt Cake using Jell-O, the possibilities are endless

 

Note-you can make this with just one box of cake mix but your cake will be short. I liked the taller (fuller) cake.

And the cupcakes were good too.

Strawberries and Cream Bundt Cake using Jell-O, the possibilities are endless

 

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  23. Anonymous says

    January 10, 2013 at 9:35 pm

    I copied the receipe… looks so good… was thinking that orange would be good too… and the Blue jello for a boys baby shower cake… lots of ideas.. Thanks again for your receipe…

  26. Ladies Holiday says

    January 11, 2013 at 2:28 am

    I know it’s been said like forty times, but that is so super pretty (and compliments your blog template nicely 😉

    I’d love to make that and impress the family on v-day.

    If you’d like to join The Photo Friday Blog hop with this stunner we’d love to have you. Cheers!

  29. Tammigirl says

    January 11, 2013 at 4:33 pm

    Okay, now I’m going to try this – the way you decorated it is really what did me in. I thought it was melted chocolates when I looked at it.

    I love putting frosting in the microwave for 30 seconds and dipping cupcakes. Gives them a smooth surface and cuts way down on the frosting, which I like.

    Cute, cute, cute!! Love it!

    • Joan Hayes says

      January 11, 2013 at 5:42 pm

      Thanks Tammy, just don’t over melt your frosting, you want to have some texture when you drizzle! And you’re so right about cutting down on the frosting. I din’t even use half a can.

  32. Hilary says

    January 12, 2013 at 5:22 am

    Wow, this is amazing!! Pink is my all time favorite color, which makes this even better!! Following you from the TT&J link party. Totally just pinned this!

  35. Ashley says

    January 13, 2013 at 3:58 am

    Oh my goodness, Joan. This cake is beautiful! I’d love to take a big hunk of it off of your hands. 🙂

  41. Anonymous says

    January 14, 2013 at 6:35 pm

    This looks so yummy. Is it possible to use homemade frosting instead of store bought? Would I just make it a little runnier? Thanks for the wonderful idea.

  50. Hollie says

    January 23, 2013 at 3:44 am

    I saw this earlier and had to try it. I made it tonight and it came out so cute. People were asking for seconds it was so good (:

  53. Samy S. says

    February 19, 2013 at 6:01 am

    Hello 🙂 Your cake looks amazing and I’m sure it is! I’ve been wanting to make this cake but I had a question. You said that one box is enough but then mention in your note that the cake will be short. What will give it a more fuller look?

  55. Brenda says

    July 14, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    Thought this would be a cute dessert for a gender reveal party for my niece – with both pink and blue since we won’t know which way to go until the party 🙂

  57. Robin says

    February 6, 2014 at 10:15 am

    I am not sure about the jello do you just add the jello power or do you make the jello like it said on the box and then add it to the cake Thank you

  58. Christina Kaza says

    February 6, 2014 at 12:45 pm

    This cake is so great … Unfortunately,I don’t think our stores in Greece sell the ingredients the recipe requires…Can you help me?Please I want to make it on Valentine’s Day!

  59. Lindsay says

    February 6, 2014 at 4:09 pm

    I didn’t realize that a bundt cake would need 2 cake mixes.. I will be trying this for valentines day!

  60. Jz says

    June 14, 2014 at 10:28 pm

    I got this link from a Pinterest pin! OMG.. this is one of the best cakes. I have never used Jello in my cake batter… loved it and even the frosting looked fabulous. This was a big hit! Thank you so much this is sure going in the LOVE’s of my recipe box!

  61. Cynthia says

    March 12, 2015 at 8:39 pm

    I just took this cake out of the oven. I’m waiting for it to cool now. I’m making it for my daughters 27 birthday. I used two boxes of cake mix and it all went in my bundt pan. Nothing left for cupcakes. I must have a large pan. Hope mine turns out as pretty as yours. My daughter is better at baking sweets than me,but hey,who makes their own birthday cake

  63. Gayle says

    March 25, 2015 at 7:53 pm

    If you use two boxes of cake mix do you just add ingredients for one box are do you double it for two? Thanks!! Looks so good

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