Everything we bake for the Holidays does not have to be difficult! One of my favorite cakes is the Jello Rainbow cake. It is simple to make. It tastes great. It looks very festive for the holidays made with red jello, your choice of flavor, and lime green jello. The combination s are great, whichever red one you choose with the lime.
Ingredients
Your favorite vanilla cake recipe or 1 boxed cake mix
2 pk Jello (3 oz) any flavor (Xmas Red and Green)
2 c Boiling water
1 pk instant pudding (Lemon, Lime, Vanilla, Pistachio, Strawberry)
1 pk Cool whip, thawed (8 oz)
Pudding/whipped cream directions:
Mix pudding recipe according to pie filling method, fold in topping. Put in fridge until ready to use. You can tint this light green if you wish, or leave as is.
1. Instructions It is best to use 2 8-9" round cake pans
*Bake cake. Remove from pans to cool.
*Rewash pans and put cakes back in them when the cakes are completely cooled.
*After cakes have been place back into pans (top side up), prick them with utility fork at 1/2" intervals.
*Meanwhile, dissolve each flavor separately in 1 cup boiling water. Carefully pour one flavor gelatin over each cake layer.
2. Chill 3-4 hours. Dip one cake pan in warm water for 10 seconds, then un-mold cake layer onto serving plate.
Top with about 1 c. cool whip/pudding icing.
Un-mold second cake layer and carefully place on first layer. Frost with remaining topping. When icing, just put spoonfuls on top of cake and swirl into each other so that is has peaks instead of being smooth. Chill.
Great moist and fruity cake; especially for those who like a light, refreshing cake that is not too sweet.
Put red and green sprinkles on the top or some candied fruit slices. Be creative!
Enjoy
Love tis recipe and I will make it to take to work for a special afternoon tea treat for Christmas. I have one problem though. Where I live we dont have cool whip so what could I substitute that with?
ReplyDeleteThis cake is so pretty! And festive! I love it.
ReplyDeletePaulineh: YOu can use stabilized whipped cream instead of CoolWhip:
ReplyDelete2 ts geletin
5 tbs water cool
Melt the geletin in the water then heat until completely disolved
Add 2 cups of whipping cream
1 ts vanilla
Chill in fridge for hour
Whip until stiff.
Place back in the fridge for an hour.
It will stiffen more while in the fridge. you can use it in the Rainbow Recipe after it chills for another hour.
Thanks Rose I will try that.
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