Under-the-Sea Cake

11 ingredients
16 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg. (2-layer size) white cake mix
  • 2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, divided
  • 3/4 cup boiling water
  • 1 pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Berry Blue Flavor Gelatin
  • 2 cups ice cubes
  • 10 vanilla wafers, crushed
  • 2 chewy fruit snack rolls
  • 15 jelly beans
  • 4 bear-shaped honey graham snacks
  • decorating gel
  • 7 bite-size fish-shaped chewy fruit snacks

Directions

  1. 1
    Line 13x9-inch pan with foil; spray with cooking spray.
  2. 2
    Prepare cake batter and bake in prepared pan as directed on package.
  3. 3
    Cool completely.
  4. 4
    Invert cake onto platter; remove pan and foil.
  5. 5
    Use serrated knife to cut 1/2-inch-wide strip off each side of cake.
  6. 6
    Cut each strip lengthwise in half; set aside.
  7. 7
    Spread trimmed cake with 1-1/2 cups COOL WHIP.
  8. 8
    Stack cake strips around outside edges of cake to make rim; frost rim with remaining COOL WHIP.
  9. 9
    Refrigerate until ready to use.
  10. 10
    Add boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 min.
  11. 11
    until completely dissolved.
  12. 12
    Add ice; stir until gelatin begins to thicken.
  13. 13
    Remove any unmelted ice.
  14. 14
    Pour gelatin into center of cake as shown in photo.
  15. 15
    Refrigerate 4 hours or until gelatin is firm.
  16. 16
    Decorate with remaining ingredients to resemble an aquarium as shown in photo.

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