Old-Fashioned Strawberry Jello Cake
Fluffy, moist cake infused with strawberry flavor. The perfect summer dessert recipe
Equipment
- 1 13x9 baking dish
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix (any brand)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 cup water
- 3 eggs
- 1 packet strawberry jello
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Make & bake the cake mix according the preparations on the box, swapping the vegetable oil for unsweetened applesauce (if you prefer)
- Poke holes all over the top of the cake with a large fork, knife, or wooden stick
- Make the jello by boiling 1 cup of water, adding the jello packet and mixing until dissolved. Add 1 cup cold water and stir to combine.
- Pour the entire jello mixture on the top of the cake, filling in all of the holes.
- Chill in fridge for a couple of hours until cake is completely cold.
- In a mixer, whip heavy whipping cream until soft peaks form. Add 1/2 cup of powdered sugar. Mix until stiff peaks or cream doesn't slide down the bowl.
- Top the cake with a layer of whipped cream.
- Decorate with fresh fruit such as blueberries and strawberries.